Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Hickory Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Smyrna
Tract 10001040206 · Kent County, DE · pop 7,807 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 10001040206 runs through Hickory Ridge in Smyrna. With 7,807 residents, it scores 4.8/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 33% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,640 monthly, set against $100,578 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units3,043
Renter share4.0%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$100,578
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 39.2496, -75.6129 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hickory Ridge scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smyrna
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,640 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smyrna
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smyrna
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smyrna
5.9
How Hickory Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 32%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.5%Food insecurity
- 8.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 28.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hickory Ridge
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.1/10. 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 Smyrna eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kent County average of 5.7 and below the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10001040206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001040206?
Census tract 10001040206 in the Hickory Ridge neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 10001040206?
Median gross rent is $1,640/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001040206?
1.2% of residents in tract 10001040206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,807.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001040206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 68th, minority 67th, housing 32th.
Q5
Is tract 10001040206 considered part of Hickory Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10001040206 fall within Hickory Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10001040206 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10001040206 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 10001040206 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Smyrna at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smyrna eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smyrna
Top eight tracts in Smyrna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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