Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Windy Way Eviction Risk: Moderate , Smyrna
Tract 10001040205 · Kent County, DE · pop 4,857 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
10001040205 is a census tract in the Windy Way area of Smyrna, DE. It scores 4/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,857 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.4/10.
Risk score
4
Moderate
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
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
58
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 4
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
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.2/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Kent County average of 4.0 closely. Average gross rent is $1,509, close to the Smyrna average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $65,723. 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 4/10 (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 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 4/10, right in line with 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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