2 census tracts · pop 12,333 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Waters Edge takes in 2 census tracts of Bear, DE, population 12,333. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
34% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Bear rate of 26.6%. At $1,434 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Bear commands.
Court records for this tract carry 1,001 eviction filings. Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 3/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 16.8% of renter households. Judgments average 5.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are St. Andrews and Castlebar. Against average income of $88,722, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Waters Edge vs BearHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Waters Edge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,001Total filings (sum)
14.67%Avg annual filing rate
16.8%Peak year (2018)
16.79%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
823Total filings 2020-21
5.4Avg monthly observed
12.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.42×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waters Edge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.0%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
13.5%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
26.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Waters Edge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Waters Edge?
Waters Edge scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Waters Edge compare to Bear overall?
Waters Edge scores 0.4 points lower than Bear overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,434 vs $1,771.
Q3
What is the average rent in Waters Edge?
Average gross rent in Waters Edge is $1,434/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Waters Edge residents are renters?
35% of Waters Edge households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Bear). The neighborhood has 12,333 residents.
Q5
Is Waters Edge a high social-vulnerability area?
Waters Edge sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Waters Edge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Waters Edge is census tract 10003014808 (score 3.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 3.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Waters Edge for landlords?
Waters Edge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bear as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Waters Edge?
Waters Edge has 12,239 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.1%), Hispanic / Latino (17.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
