Neighborhood · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Felton Manor Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10001042802 ·
Kent County, DE · pop 5,746 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of 3.7/10, tract 10001042802 in the Felton Manor area of Felton, DE reads lower for landlord eviction risk. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.4/10.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 11%Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,371
Renter share21.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$83,105
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Felton Manor
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Felton
Moderate
Within county
43th percentile
#24 of 41 tracts In Kent County
Moderate
Within state
48th percentile
#134 of 259 tracts In Delaware
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Felton and the region
Centroid at 38.9963, -75.5590 · click any tract to drill in
Why Felton Manor scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Felton
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.2
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,154 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Felton
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Felton
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Felton
5.2
How Felton Manor compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
32%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
34%Racial/ethnic minority
28%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.
12.0%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
8.9%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
34.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Felton Manor
At $1,154 a month, rents run 36% over what the rest of Felton commands. The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.7/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.3/10.
roughly one in two of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Kent County average of 44.8%. Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Social vulnerability reads 4.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $83,105, annual rent is just 17%.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 10001042802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10001042802?
Census tract 10001042802 in the Felton Manor 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 10001042802?
Median gross rent is $1,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10001042802?
10.6% of residents in tract 10001042802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,746.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10001042802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 67th, minority 34th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 10001042802 considered part of Felton Manor?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10001042802 fall within Felton Manor (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10001042802 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.0% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10001042802 compare to Felton overall?
Tract 10001042802 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Felton at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Felton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.