Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Cheswolde Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baltimore

Tract 24510272003 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 6,340 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 24510272003 sits in the Cheswolde area of Baltimore eviction risk, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. On the national scale it ranks #5,701 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,570 a month while the average household earns $73,008 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 50% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 23% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units2,131

Renter share49.8%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate6.2%

Median income$73,008

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3633, -76.6855 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cheswolde scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Baltimore

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.8

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

6.2% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$1,570 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Baltimore

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Baltimore

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Baltimore

6.0

How Cheswolde compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

46%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
56%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
92%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cheswolde. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

13.2%Housing insecurity
8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
13.4%SNAP enrollment
8.3%Transit barriers
7.0%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
29.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cheswolde

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Baltimore eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Baltimore City County average of 7.1 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 24510272003

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510272003?

Census tract 24510272003 in the Cheswolde neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24510272003?

Median gross rent is $1,570/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510272003?

6.2% of residents in tract 24510272003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,340.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510272003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 55th, minority 57th, housing 56th.

Is tract 24510272003 considered part of Cheswolde?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510272003 fall within Cheswolde (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24510272003 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24510272003 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510272003 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Baltimore at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baltimore eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24510272003 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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