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Neighborhood · Wilmington, DE

Price’s Run Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 5,353 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 5.4–6.6

Price’s Run is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Wilmington with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,353 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 35% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,131/month sits 8% lower than the Wilmington citywide average ($1,224).

Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Price’s Run vs Wilmington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
48.4% +56%
Wilmington: 31.0%
Average gross rent
$1,131 -8%
Wilmington: $1,224
Average HH income
$44,898 -19%
Wilmington: $55,269
Poverty rate
22.8% -2%
Wilmington: 23.2%
Renter share
47.4% -9%
Wilmington: 52.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Price’s Run and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.4–6.6

Why Price’s Run scores 6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Rent control risk
48% of income on rent · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
47% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
22.8% below poverty line · Range 3.0–8.0 across tracts
5.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.3 across tracts
1.7
Risk score comparison

Price’s Run vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Price’s Run score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Price’s Run: 6.06.0Price’s RunNeighborhoodParent city: 4.94.9Parent cityhost cityState: 4.34.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Price’s Run

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
10003000601 6.6 2,892 66% $1,309
10003000602 5.4 2,461 28% $922
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 75

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 80%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 56%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Price’s Run

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2,221Total filings (sum)
  • 22.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 22.8%Peak year (2018)
  • 21.22%Latest filed (2018)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 880Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.5Avg monthly observed
  • 11.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.47×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 Price’s Run

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Price’s Run

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Price’s Run?

Price’s Run scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Price’s Run compare to Wilmington overall?

Price’s Run scores 1.1 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.9/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,131 vs $1,224.
Q3

What is the average rent in Price’s Run?

Average gross rent in Price’s Run is $1,131/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Price’s Run residents are renters?

47% of Price’s Run households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Wilmington). The neighborhood has 5,353 residents.
Q5

Is Price’s Run a high social-vulnerability area?

Price’s Run sits in the 75th 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

Which tracts in Price’s Run have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Price’s Run is census tract 10003000601 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 6.6, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Price’s Run for landlords?

Price’s Run carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Wilmington as a whole (4.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Price’s Run?

Price’s Run has 5,213 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (83.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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