1 census tracts · pop 4,692 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Browntown maps to a single census tract in Newport, DE and houses 4,692 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10. Against a Newport baseline of 30.8%, 39% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The filing record is not thin: 2,239 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 36.4% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,059, 11% below the Newport average of $1,188.
Judgments average 8.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $61,211.
51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Browntown vs NewportHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Browntown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,239Total filings (sum)
29.05%Avg annual filing rate
36.4%Peak year (2018)
36.41%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,046Total filings 2020-21
13.6Avg monthly observed
21.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.64×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 Browntown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.3%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility shutoff threat
25.2%Food insecurity
22.5%SNAP enrollment
16.3%No health insurance
35.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Browntown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Browntown?
Browntown scores 5.8/10 (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 Browntown compare to Newport overall?
Browntown scores 1.4 points higher than Newport overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,059 vs $1,188.
Q3
What is the average rent in Browntown?
Average gross rent in Browntown is $1,059/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Browntown residents are renters?
51% of Browntown households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Newport). The neighborhood has 4,692 residents.
Q5
Is Browntown a high social-vulnerability area?
Browntown sits in the 78th 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
How safe is Browntown for landlords?
Browntown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Newport as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Browntown?
Browntown has 4,560 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.6%), Hispanic / Latino (23.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
