Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Murrays Haven Eviction Risk: Lower , Ocean View
Tract 10005051313 · Sussex County, DE · pop 2,718 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 10005051313 sits in Murrays Haven in Ocean View eviction risk, Delaware eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.
24% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,587 monthly, set against $82,796 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,435
Renter share11.5%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$82,796
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ocean View and the region
Centroid at 38.5438, -75.0989 · click any tract to drill in
Why Murrays Haven scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ocean View
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,587 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ocean View
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ocean View
2.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ocean View
5.5
How Murrays Haven compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%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.
- 6.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 6.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Murrays Haven
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ocean View eviction risk, 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 below the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 12th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005051313
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005051313?
Census tract 10005051313 in the Murrays Haven neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 10005051313?
Median gross rent is $1,587/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005051313?
11.7% of residents in tract 10005051313 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,718.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005051313?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 49th, minority 13th, housing 9th.
Q5
Is tract 10005051313 considered part of Murrays Haven?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005051313 fall within Murrays Haven (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005051313 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.0% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005051313 compare to Ocean View overall?
Tract 10005051313 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Ocean View at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ocean View eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ocean View
Top eight tracts in Ocean View ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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