1 census tracts · pop 3,174 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Canby Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Wilmington, DE and houses 3,174 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 30% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. The severe-burden share is 12%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 549 evictions logged in this tract.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2017 at 18.2% of renter households.
At $1,325 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Wilmington commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 14.3% in 2018 against a 18.2% peak. That places it #17 of 20 neighborhoods in Wilmington.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Harlan and Southbridge. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $70,108. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Canby Park vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Canby Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
549Total filings (sum)
15.06%Avg annual filing rate
18.2%Peak year (2017)
14.26%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
223Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×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 Canby Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.0%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility shutoff threat
21.7%Food insecurity
19.2%SNAP enrollment
13.4%No health insurance
32.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Canby Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Canby Park?
Canby Park scores 5.3/10 (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 Canby Park compare to Wilmington overall?
Canby Park scores 0.9 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,325 vs $1,224.
Q3
What is the average rent in Canby Park?
Average gross rent in Canby Park is $1,325/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Canby Park residents are renters?
36% of Canby Park households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 3,174 residents.
Q5
Is Canby Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Canby Park sits in the 45th 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
How safe is Canby Park for landlords?
Canby Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Wilmington as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Canby Park?
Canby Park has 3,678 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45%), Black (non-Hispanic) (32.4%), Hispanic / Latino (21.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
