3 census tracts · pop 6,321 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3–5
Ashbourne Hills spans 3 census tracts of Claymont, DE, population 6,321. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, Moderate tier. Against a Claymont baseline of 28.9%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $876 a month, rents sit 33% under what the rest of Claymont commands. Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5. A 2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.9/10.
The filing record is not thin: 56 evictions logged in this tract. 10% 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.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 23.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 9.0% in 2018, is well off that peak. Against average income of $83,300, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion.
49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Ashbourne Hills vs ClaymontHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ashbourne Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
56Total filings (sum)
13.11%Avg annual filing rate
23.3%Peak year (2012)
8.96%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
989Total filings 2020-21
4.6Avg monthly observed
8.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×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 Ashbourne Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.6%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
27.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ashbourne Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ashbourne Hills?
Ashbourne Hills scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Ashbourne Hills compare to Claymont overall?
Ashbourne Hills scores 0.0 points higher than Claymont overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $876 vs $1,306.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ashbourne Hills?
Average gross rent in Ashbourne Hills is $876/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ashbourne Hills residents are renters?
49% of Ashbourne Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Claymont). The neighborhood has 6,321 residents.
Q5
Is Ashbourne Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Ashbourne Hills sits in the 56th 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 Ashbourne Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ashbourne Hills is census tract 10003010106 (score 5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Ashbourne Hills for landlords?
Ashbourne Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Claymont as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ashbourne Hills?
Ashbourne Hills has 6,385 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
