Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Moores Lake Eviction Risk: Lower , Highland Acres
Tract 10001041600 · Kent County, DE · pop 2,345 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 10001041600 covers the Moores Lake neighborhood of Highland Acres in Delaware. Home to 2,345 residents, it scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,454 a month while the average household earns $73,043 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units872
Renter share28.9%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$73,043
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
53
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland Acres and the region
Centroid at 39.1249, -75.5259 · click any tract to drill in
Why Moores Lake scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highland Acres
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,454 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland Acres
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland Acres
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland Acres
3.8
How Moores Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 208Total filings over 9 yrs
- 11.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 15.1%Peak (2014)
- 26Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 53% over the past 9 months.
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.
- 12.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.6%Food insecurity
- 15.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 39.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Moores Lake
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.6/10. 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 Highland Acres 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 208 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 11.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.1% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% 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 10001041600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001041600?
Census tract 10001041600 in the Moores Lake neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 10001041600?
Median gross rent is $1,454/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001041600?
22.5% of residents in tract 10001041600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,345.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001041600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 75th, minority 55th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 10001041600 considered part of Moores Lake?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10001041600 fall within Moores Lake (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10001041600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 208 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10001041600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.72% of renter households, peaking at 15.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 10001041600 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.3% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 10001041600 compare to Highland Acres overall?
Tract 10001041600 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Highland Acres at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland Acres eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Highland Acres
Top eight tracts in Highland Acres ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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