Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Windy Way Eviction Risk: Lower , Smyrna
Tract 10001040205 · Kent County, DE · pop 4,857 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
In Windy Way in Smyrna, census tract 10001040205 scores 6.1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #18,231 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,509 a month while the average household earns $65,723 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,901
Renter share27.5%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$65,723
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smyrna and the region
Centroid at 39.2763, -75.6005 · click any tract to drill in
Why Windy Way scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smyrna
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,509 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smyrna
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smyrna
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smyrna
5.9
How Windy Way 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.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.7%Food insecurity
- 13.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 34.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Windy Way
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.1/10. 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 inherited from Smyrna eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kent County average of 5.7 and above the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 10001040205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001040205?
Census tract 10001040205 in the Windy Way neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 10001040205?
Median gross rent is $1,509/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001040205?
8.9% of residents in tract 10001040205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,857.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001040205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 84th, minority 64th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 10001040205 considered part of Windy Way?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10001040205 fall within Windy Way (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10001040205 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10001040205 compare to Smyrna overall?
Tract 10001040205 scores 3.2/10, lower than the parent city of Smyrna at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smyrna eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smyrna
Top eight tracts in Smyrna ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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