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Neighborhood · Elsmere, DE

Greenhill Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 7,368 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 5.2–6.5

Greenhill is a white-black neighborhood in Elsmere with 2 census tracts and a population of 7,368 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 44% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,210/month sits 10% lower than the Elsmere citywide average ($1,339).

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Greenhill vs Elsmere How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
43.8% +16%
Elsmere: 37.9%
Average gross rent
$1,210 -10%
Elsmere: $1,339
Average HH income
$51,883 -32%
Elsmere: $76,378
Poverty rate
23.2% +23%
Elsmere: 18.8%
Renter share
43.6% +27%
Elsmere: 34.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenhill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.2–6.5

Why Greenhill scores 5.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.0–7.2 across tracts
5.9
Rent control risk
44% of income on rent · Range 3.0–6.5 across tracts
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.3–4.0 across tracts
3.7
Tenant organizing strength
44% renter households · Range 3.5–7.3 across tracts
5.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–7.1 across tracts
5.3
Economic stress
23.2% below poverty line · Range 5.1–6.3 across tracts
5.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Risk score comparison

Greenhill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Greenhill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Greenhill: 5.95.9GreenhillNeighborhoodParent city: 4.54.5Parent cityhost cityState: 4.34.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Greenhill

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
10003002400 6.5 4,225 43% $1,217
10003012300 5.2 3,143 45% $1,200
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 75

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 72%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 81%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 58%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.

Frequently asked

About Greenhill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Greenhill?

Greenhill scores 5.9/10 (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 1.4 points higher than Elsmere overall (4.5/10). 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 6.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6.5, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7

How safe is Greenhill for landlords?

Greenhill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Greenhill?

Greenhill has 7,645 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27%), Hispanic / Latino (17%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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