Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Mariner's Cove Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 10005050711 · Sussex County, DE · pop 1,097 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

In Mariner's Cove in Sussex, census tract 10005050711 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 36% of US census tracts.

About 20% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,318 a month against an average household income of $44,952 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 12% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units643

Renter share15.2%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate13.3%

Median income$44,952

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sussex County and the region

Centroid at 38.6297, -75.1141 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mariner's Cove scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

State baseline

3.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Delaware legislature & governorship

3.2

Economic stress

13.3% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,318 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

State baseline

3.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

State baseline

4.0

Housing court bias

State baseline

5.0

How Mariner's Cove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

56%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
22%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

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.

12.1%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
18.0%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
12.4%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
37.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mariner's Cove

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Delaware eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Sussex County average of 5.5 and below the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 10005050711

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050711?

Census tract 10005050711 in the Mariner's Cove neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 10005050711?

Median gross rent is $1,318/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050711?

13.3% of residents in tract 10005050711 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,097.

How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050711?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 44th, minority 22th, housing 35th.

Is tract 10005050711 considered part of Mariner's Cove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005050711 fall within Mariner's Cove (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 10005050711 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.1% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.