Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Warwick Park Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 10005050703 · Sussex County, DE · pop 1,889 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
For landlords sizing up the Warwick Park neighborhood of Sussex, census tract 10005050703 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,338 a month while the average household earns $62,679 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units839
Renter share19.9%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$62,679
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sussex County and the region
Centroid at 38.5954, -75.2311 · click any tract to drill in
Why Warwick Park scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,338 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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 Warwick Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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)
- 307Total filings over 6 yrs
- 29.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 39.9%Peak (2015)
- 45Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.4%Food insecurity
- 14.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 37.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Warwick Park
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 about the same as the Sussex County average of 5.5 and in line with the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 307 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 29.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 39.9% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050703?
Census tract 10005050703 in the Warwick Park neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 10005050703?
Median gross rent is $1,338/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050703?
17.6% of residents in tract 10005050703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,889.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 82th, minority 55th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 10005050703 considered part of Warwick Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005050703 fall within Warwick Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005050703?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 307 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 10005050703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.69% of renter households, peaking at 39.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 10005050703 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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