Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Carriage Lane Eviction Risk: Lower , Highland Acres
Tract 10001041702 · Kent County, DE · pop 4,516 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
For landlords sizing up Carriage Lane in Highland Acres, census tract 10001041702 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,351 a month against an average household income of $91,691 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,611
Renter share12.7%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$91,691
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland Acres and the region
Centroid at 39.1075, -75.5230 · click any tract to drill in
Why Carriage Lane scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highland Acres
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,351 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland Acres
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland Acres
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland Acres
3.8
How Carriage Lane compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 23
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 206Total filings over 9 yrs
- 7.01%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.4%Peak (2015)
- 8Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 56% over the past 9 months.
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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.0%Food insecurity
- 10.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 31.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Carriage Lane
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Highland Acres 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 Kent County average of 5.7 and in line with the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 206 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 7.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.4% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10001041702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001041702?
Census tract 10001041702 in the Carriage Lane neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 10001041702?
Median gross rent is $1,351/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001041702?
10.4% of residents in tract 10001041702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,516.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001041702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 59th, minority 53th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 10001041702 considered part of Carriage Lane?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10001041702 fall within Carriage Lane (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10001041702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 206 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10001041702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.01% of renter households, peaking at 9.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 10001041702 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 10001041702 compare to Highland Acres overall?
Tract 10001041702 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Highland Acres at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland Acres eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Highland Acres
Top eight tracts in Highland Acres ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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