1 census tracts · pop 5,628 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.6–4.6
Duross Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of New Castle, DE and houses 5,628 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, Moderate tier. Against a New Castle baseline of 23.6%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
32% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. At $1,198 a month, rents sit 31% under what the rest of New Castle commands. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.6/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,159 evictions logged in this tract. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.6/10.
The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 32.3% of renter households. Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of New Castle, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 5.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Riveredge Park and Castle Hills. Against average income of $89,743, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Duross Heights vs New CastleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Duross Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,159Total filings (sum)
18.46%Avg annual filing rate
32.3%Peak year (2018)
32.31%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
813Total filings 2020-21
10.6Avg monthly observed
10.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Duross Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.5%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility shutoff threat
21.0%Food insecurity
18.7%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
33.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Duross Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Duross Heights?
Duross Heights scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Duross Heights compare to New Castle overall?
Duross Heights scores 0.6 points higher than New Castle overall (4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $1,198 vs $1,739.
Q3
What is the average rent in Duross Heights?
Average gross rent in Duross Heights is $1,198/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Duross Heights residents are renters?
39% of Duross Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in New Castle). The neighborhood has 5,628 residents.
Q5
Is Duross Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Duross Heights sits in the 51st 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
How safe is Duross Heights for landlords?
Duross Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New Castle as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Duross Heights?
Duross Heights has 5,510 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.1%), Hispanic / Latino (20.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
