1 census tracts · pop 4,059 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Union Park Gardens maps to a single census tract in Elsmere, DE and houses 4,059 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10. Court records for this tract carry 652 eviction filings.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.1/10. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 27.2% of renter households. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 39% of renter households.
Judgments average 7.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Greenhill and St. Elizabeth Area score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,348, close to the Elsmere average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $75,434.
One tract means one number: 5.7/10 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
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Union Park Gardens 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 Union Park Gardens
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
652Total filings (sum)
17.36%Avg annual filing rate
27.2%Peak year (2018)
27.20%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
583Total filings 2020-21
7.6Avg monthly observed
7.1Pre-pandemic baseline
1.07×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 Union Park Gardens
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.7%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility shutoff threat
20.4%Food insecurity
17.4%SNAP enrollment
14.5%No health insurance
33.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Union Park Gardens
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Union Park Gardens?
Union Park Gardens scores 5.7/10 (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 Union Park Gardens compare to Elsmere overall?
Union Park Gardens scores 1.4 points higher than Elsmere overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,348 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Union Park Gardens?
Average gross rent in Union Park Gardens is $1,348/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Union Park Gardens residents are renters?
21% of Union Park Gardens households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Elsmere). The neighborhood has 4,059 residents.
Q5
Is Union Park Gardens a high social-vulnerability area?
Union Park Gardens sits in the 67th 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 Union Park Gardens for landlords?
Union Park Gardens carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Union Park Gardens?
Union Park Gardens has 4,493 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.2%), Hispanic / Latino (38.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
