1 census tracts · pop 5,014 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Eastman Heights maps to a single census tract in Milford, DE, population 5,014. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 68% against 31.3% citywide, putting Eastman Heights 37.1% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 345 evictions logged in this tract.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.2/10. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 18.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 8.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,307, close to the Milford average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $57,019.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Eastman Heights vs MilfordHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Eastman Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
345Total filings (sum)
12.94%Avg annual filing rate
18.0%Peak year (2013)
8.09%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Eastman Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.6%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
21.7%Food insecurity
19.6%SNAP enrollment
14.9%No health insurance
35.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Eastman Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Eastman Heights?
Eastman Heights scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Eastman Heights compare to Milford overall?
Eastman Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Milford overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,307 vs $1,260.
Q3
What is the average rent in Eastman Heights?
Average gross rent in Eastman Heights is $1,307/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Eastman Heights residents are renters?
45% of Eastman Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Milford). The neighborhood has 5,014 residents.
Q5
Is Eastman Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Eastman Heights sits in the 83rd 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
How safe is Eastman Heights for landlords?
Eastman Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Milford as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Eastman Heights?
Eastman Heights has 5,368 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.6%), Hispanic / Latino (27.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
