Neighborhood · Bethany Beach, DE

Sea Colony Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 848 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2.1/10 · range 2.1–2.1

Sea Colony is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Bethany Beach with 1 census tract and a population of 848 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2.1/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 38% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 0% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income).

Risk score

2.1

Lower

1 tracts · population-weighted

Sea Colony vs Bethany Beach How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

37.5% +67%

Bethany Beach: 22.5%

Average gross rent

$0 -100%

Bethany Beach: $1,375

Average HH income

$102,917 -3%

Bethany Beach: $105,833

Poverty rate

4.1% +45%

Bethany Beach: 2.8%

Renter share

2.4% -62%

Bethany Beach: 6.3%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sea Colony and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 2.1–2.1

Why Sea Colony scores 2.1

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 4.4–4.4 across tracts

4.4

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Rent control risk

38% of income on rent · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts

1.6

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

2% renter households · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts

2.2

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 1.9–1.9 across tracts

1.9

Economic stress

4.1% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Risk score comparison

Sea Colony vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

1 tracts in Sea Colony

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
10005051203	2.1	848	38%	—

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 4

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

Socioeconomic status 5%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 28%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 18%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 6%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sea Colony

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2Total filings (sum)
0.00%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2013)
0.00%Latest filed (2017)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sea Colony

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

3.4%Housing insecurity
2.3%Utility shutoff threat
4.5%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
27.1%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Sea Colony

What is the eviction-risk score for Sea Colony?

Sea Colony scores 2.1/10 (Lower 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.

How does Sea Colony compare to Bethany Beach overall?

Sea Colony scores 1.6 points lower than Bethany Beach overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 23% citywide.

What percentage of Sea Colony residents are renters?

2% of Sea Colony households are renter-occupied (vs 6% in Bethany Beach). The neighborhood has 848 residents.

Is Sea Colony a high social-vulnerability area?

Sea Colony sits in the 4th 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.

How safe is Sea Colony for landlords?

Sea Colony carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2.1/10). 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 Bethany Beach as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Sea Colony?

Sea Colony has 679 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.2%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Sea Colony

2.6 Peninsula Lakes 2 tracts · pop 6,195

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Bethany Beach

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Sea Colony.

1.6 Collins Park 1 tracts · pop 991

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