2 census tracts · pop 11,170 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3–4.4
Dennison Ridge spans 2 census tracts of Pike Creek, DE, population 11,170. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 38% against 21.2% citywide, putting Dennison Ridge 16.8% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. 14% 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.
Filings are well documented here: 452 across 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Average gross rent is $1,961, 13% below the Pike Creek average of $2,262.
SNAP participation is 6.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 13.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2018, is well off that peak.
At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $114,284.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Dennison Ridge vs Pike CreekHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dennison Ridge
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
452Total filings (sum)
4.69%Avg annual filing rate
13.1%Peak year (2013)
1.36%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
198Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
1.18×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 Dennison Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.2%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
24.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dennison Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dennison Ridge?
Dennison Ridge scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Dennison Ridge compare to Pike Creek overall?
Dennison Ridge scores 0.0 points higher than Pike Creek overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 21% citywide. Average rent: $1,961 vs $2,262.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dennison Ridge?
Average gross rent in Dennison Ridge is $1,961/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dennison Ridge residents are renters?
21% of Dennison Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 13% in Pike Creek). The neighborhood has 11,170 residents.
Q5
Is Dennison Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Dennison Ridge sits in the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Dennison Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dennison Ridge is census tract 10003013607 (score 4.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.4, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Dennison Ridge for landlords?
Dennison Ridge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pike Creek as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dennison Ridge?
Dennison Ridge has 11,238 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
