Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Cripple Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Milton
Tract 10005050806 · Sussex County, DE · pop 4,849 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
With a score of 4.3/10, tract 10005050806 in the Cripple Creek area of Milton, DE reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,849 residents. 89% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 0%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units2,039
Renter share4.1%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$71,989
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Milton and the region
Centroid at 38.7601, -75.2551 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cripple Creek scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Milton
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milton
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milton
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milton
5.5
How Cripple Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.2%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 29.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cripple Creek
89% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Sussex County average of 42.5%. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.1/10.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.6/10. Food insecurity runs 10.2% against 17.8% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7/10. Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 4% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Sussex County average of 4.0 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050806
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050806?
Census tract 10005050806 in the Cripple Creek neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 10005050806?
12.8% of residents in tract 10005050806 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,849.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050806?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 45th, minority 17th, housing 13th.
Q4
Is tract 10005050806 considered part of Cripple Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005050806 fall within Cripple Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 10005050806 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 10005050806 compare to Milton overall?
Tract 10005050806 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Milton at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Milton
Top eight tracts in Milton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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