1 census tracts · pop 5,243 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.7–4.7
St. Elizabeth Area maps to a single census tract in Elsmere, DE and houses 5,243 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 20% against 37.9% citywide, putting St. Elizabeth Area 18.4% under its own city.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.3/10.
Average gross rent is $1,069, 20% below the Elsmere average of $1,339. The filing record is not thin: 824 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10.
The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 24.5% of renter households. Judgments average 5.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Against average income of $74,188, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 4.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
St. Elizabeth Area vs ElsmereHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in St. Elizabeth Area
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
824Total filings (sum)
15.97%Avg annual filing rate
24.5%Peak year (2018)
24.48%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
573Total filings 2020-21
7.4Avg monthly observed
9.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.82×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in St. Elizabeth Area
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.7%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility shutoff threat
16.6%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About St. Elizabeth Area
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for St. Elizabeth Area?
St. Elizabeth Area scores 4.7/10 (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 St. Elizabeth Area compare to Elsmere overall?
St. Elizabeth Area scores 0.4 points higher than Elsmere overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,069 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in St. Elizabeth Area?
Average gross rent in St. Elizabeth Area is $1,069/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of St. Elizabeth Area residents are renters?
23% of St. Elizabeth Area households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Elsmere). The neighborhood has 5,243 residents.
Q5
Is St. Elizabeth Area a high social-vulnerability area?
St. Elizabeth Area sits in the 69th 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 St. Elizabeth Area for landlords?
St. Elizabeth Area carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Elsmere as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of St. Elizabeth Area?
St. Elizabeth Area has 4,979 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.2%), Hispanic / Latino (21.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
