1 census tracts · pop 7,031 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Stonefield is a one-tract neighborhood of Middletown, DE and houses 7,031 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Middletown baseline of 23.1%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $2,023, 28% above the Middletown average of $1,583. 21% 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. The voucher gap is 12.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
SNAP participation is 6.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.6% of adults, 8.2 points below the national rate.
Only 6% 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. Against average income of $140,819, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Stonefield vs MiddletownHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Stonefield
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
26Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly observed
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.58×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 Stonefield
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.4%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
24.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Stonefield
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stonefield?
Stonefield 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 Stonefield compare to Middletown overall?
Stonefield scores 1.0 points lower than Middletown overall (4/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $2,023 vs $1,583.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stonefield?
Average gross rent in Stonefield is $2,023/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stonefield residents are renters?
6% of Stonefield households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Middletown). The neighborhood has 7,031 residents.
Q5
Is Stonefield a high social-vulnerability area?
Stonefield sits in the 11th 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 Stonefield for landlords?
Stonefield 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 Stonefield?
Stonefield has 6,955 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
