Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Brookdale Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Magnolia
Tract 10001042207 · Kent County, DE · pop 2,606 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
With a score of 2.9/10, tract 10001042207 in the Brookdale Heights area of Magnolia ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,606 residents. On the national scale it ranks #9,221 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,927 a month against an average household income of $103,077 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units856
Renter share14.6%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$103,077
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Magnolia and the region
Centroid at 39.0688, -75.4884 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brookdale Heights scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Magnolia
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,927 rent vs county FMR
7.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Magnolia
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Magnolia
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Magnolia
7.6
How Brookdale Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%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.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.2%Food insecurity
- 15.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brookdale Heights
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Magnolia, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 10001042207
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001042207?
Census tract 10001042207 in the Brookdale Heights neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 10001042207?
Median gross rent is $1,927/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001042207?
7.4% of residents in tract 10001042207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,606.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001042207?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 39th, minority 45th, housing 10th.
Q5
Is tract 10001042207 considered part of Brookdale Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10001042207 fall within Brookdale Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10001042207 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.7% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10001042207 compare to Magnolia overall?
Tract 10001042207 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Magnolia at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Magnolia; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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