1 census tracts · pop 3,680 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
West Beach is a one-tract neighborhood of Millville, DE, population 3,680. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. 40% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Millville baseline of 17.9%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.2/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.9/10.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.4/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,470, 16% below the Millville average of $1,750. Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate. At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
West Beach vs MillvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority5%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport13%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Beach
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.1%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Beach?
West Beach scores 3/10 (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.
Q2
How does West Beach compare to Millville overall?
West Beach scores 0.4 points lower than Millville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 18% citywide. Average rent: $1,470 vs $1,750.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Beach?
Average gross rent in West Beach is $1,470/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Beach residents are renters?
8% of West Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 5% in Millville). The neighborhood has 3,680 residents.
Q5
Is West Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
West Beach sits in the 23rd 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.
Q6
How safe is West Beach for landlords?
West Beach carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Millville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of West Beach?
West Beach has 3,922 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (95.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.6%), Other / Multiracial (1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
