2 census tracts · pop 5,353 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Price’s Run is a 2-tract neighborhood of Wilmington, DE and houses 5,353 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Wilmington baseline of 31.0%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 35%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.7/10.
SNAP participation is 33.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 19.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 2,221 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10.
The worst year on record was 2018, when filings touched 22.8% of renter households. At $1,131 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Wilmington commands.
Among the 20 mapped neighborhoods of Wilmington, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 7.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are 11th St. Bridge and West Hill. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Price’s Run vs WilmingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%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.
27.1%Housing insecurity
19.5%Utility shutoff threat
33.8%Food insecurity
34.1%SNAP enrollment
12.3%No health insurance
38.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Price’s Run
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Price’s Run?
Price’s Run scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 1.4 points higher than Wilmington overall (4.4/10). 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 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 5.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Price’s Run for landlords?
Price’s Run carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Price’s Run?
Price’s Run has 5,213 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (83.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Other / Multiracial (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
