Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Eastman Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Milford
Tract 10005050104 · Sussex County, DE · pop 5,014 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of 6/10, tract 10005050104 in the Eastman Heights area of Milford, DE reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,014 residents. 68% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Sussex County average of 42.5%.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,942
Renter share45.0%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate24.4%
Median income$57,019
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milford and the region
Centroid at 38.8985, -75.4295 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eastman Heights scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Milford
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
24.4% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,307 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milford
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milford
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milford
7.2
How Eastman Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 345Total filings over 6 yrs
- 12.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.0%Peak (2013)
- 47Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 16% over the past 6 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 15.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.7%Food insecurity
- 19.6%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%Transit barriers
- 14.9%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 35.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eastman Heights
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.1/10. Against the Sussex County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points.
The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.8/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 345 filings here across 6 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2013 at 18.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 12.9% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.5/10. Statewide the DE average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,307, close to the Milford average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $57,019.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050104
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050104?
Census tract 10005050104 in the Eastman Heights neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 10005050104?
Median gross rent is $1,307/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050104?
24.4% of residents in tract 10005050104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,014.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050104?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 90th, minority 63th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 10005050104 considered part of Eastman Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005050104 fall within Eastman Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005050104?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 345 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 10005050104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.94% of renter households, peaking at 18.0% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 10005050104 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 10005050104 compare to Milford overall?
Tract 10005050104 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Milford at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Milford
Top eight tracts in Milford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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