2 census tracts · pop 7,368 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.7–5.8
Greenhill spans 2 census tracts of Elsmere, DE and houses 7,368 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.8/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Elsmere rate of 37.9%. Filings are well documented here: 2,880 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 27.7% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,210, 10% below the Elsmere average of $1,339. Recent filings have not receded much: 16.7% in 2018 against a 27.7% peak.
For a like-for-like read, Union Park Gardens and St. Elizabeth Area score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $51,883.
With little internal variation, 5.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Greenhill vs ElsmereHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%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 Greenhill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,880Total filings (sum)
20.61%Avg annual filing rate
27.7%Peak year (2015)
16.85%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
910Total filings 2020-21
6.1Avg monthly observed
11.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.51×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 Greenhill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.8%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility shutoff threat
23.5%Food insecurity
22.5%SNAP enrollment
12.8%No health insurance
35.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Greenhill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Greenhill?
Greenhill scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 Greenhill compare to Elsmere overall?
Greenhill scores 1.5 points higher than Elsmere overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,210 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Greenhill?
Average gross rent in Greenhill is $1,210/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Greenhill residents are renters?
44% of Greenhill households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Elsmere). The neighborhood has 7,368 residents.
Q5
Is Greenhill a high social-vulnerability area?
Greenhill sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Greenhill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenhill is census tract 10003002400 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.8, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Greenhill for landlords?
Greenhill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Elsmere as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Greenhill?
Greenhill has 7,645 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27%), Hispanic / Latino (17%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
