1 census tracts · pop 6,953 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Odessa Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Middletown, DE, population 6,953. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $891, 44% below the Middletown average of $1,583.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10.
18% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, below the Middletown rate of 23.1%. 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. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10.
SNAP participation is 6.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.4% of adults, 8.4 points below the national rate. At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Against average income of $134,111, annual rent is only 8%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Odessa Heights vs MiddletownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Odessa Heights
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
71Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly observed
0.9Pre-pandemic baseline
1.00×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 Odessa Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.4%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
6.0%No health insurance
22.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Odessa Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Odessa Heights?
Odessa Heights scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Odessa Heights compare to Middletown overall?
Odessa Heights scores 1.0 points lower than Middletown overall (4/10). Renters spend 18% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $891 vs $1,583.
Q3
What is the average rent in Odessa Heights?
Average gross rent in Odessa Heights is $891/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Odessa Heights residents are renters?
17% of Odessa Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Middletown). The neighborhood has 6,953 residents.
Q5
Is Odessa Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Odessa Heights sits in the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Odessa Heights for landlords?
Odessa Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Middletown as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Odessa Heights?
Odessa Heights has 6,868 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Hispanic / Latino (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
