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Eviction Risk in Collins Park , Bethany Beach

1 census tracts · pop 991 · pop-weighted composite 4.3/10 · range 4.3–4.3

Collins Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Bethany Beach with 1 census tract and a population of 991 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 19% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 0% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,667/month sits 21% higher than the Bethany Beach citywide median ($1,375).

Eviction Risk
4.3
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
19%
0% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,667
Median household income
$136,964
1.3% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Collins Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Collins Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Collins Park: 4.34.3Collins ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 4.74.7Parent cityhost cityState: 5.65.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · DE
York Beach
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 633
Peer · DE
Henlopen Keys
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 971
Peer · DE
Sea Colony
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 848
Peer · DE
The Shoals
3.8
/ 10 · Low
1 tracts · pop. 666
Comparison

Collins Park vs Bethany Beach

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.3 -9%
Bethany Beach: 4.7
Rent burden
18.8% -16%
Bethany Beach: 22.5%
Median gross rent
$1,667 +21%
Bethany Beach: $1,375
Median HH income
$136,964 +29%
Bethany Beach: $105,833
Poverty rate
1.3% -54%
Bethany Beach: 2.8%
Renter share
3.0% -52%
Bethany Beach: 6.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Collins Park

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 1,042 residents across all tracts in Collins Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 0.2% White (non-Hispanic): 86.5% Black (non-Hispanic): 1.6% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.4% Other / Multiracial: 11.3%
  • Hispanic / Latino 0.2%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 86.5%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 11.3%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Collins Park

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
10005051202 4.3 991 19% $1,667
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 9

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 0%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 19%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Collins Park

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4Total filings (sum)
  • 34.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 66.7%Peak year (2016)
  • 33.33%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Collins Park

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

Frequently asked

About Collins Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Collins Park?

Collins Park scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Collins Park compare to Bethany Beach overall?

Collins Park scores 0.4 points lower than Bethany Beach overall (4.7/10). Rent burden: 19% vs 23% citywide. Median rent: $1,667 vs $1,375.

What is the median rent in Collins Park?

Median gross rent in Collins Park is $1,667/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Collins Park residents are renters?

3% of Collins Park households are renter-occupied (vs 6% in Bethany Beach). The neighborhood has 991 residents.

Is Collins Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Collins Park sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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