Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Wilmington
Tract 10003001300 · New Castle County, DE · pop 3,618 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 10003001300 in the Highlands area of Wilmington, DE reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,618. 13% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the New Castle County average of 44.1%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,897
Renter share12.8%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$153,343
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmington and the region
Centroid at 39.7632, -75.5692 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highlands scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wilmington
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,865 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilmington
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilmington
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilmington
4.0
How Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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)
- 46Total filings over 9 yrs
- 2.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2010)
- 9Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 52Total filings 2020-21
- 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.91×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Tampa, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
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.
- 4.3%Housing insecurity
- 2.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.3%Food insecurity
- 3.1%SNAP enrollment
- 3.3%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 11.3%Frequent mental distress
- 21.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highlands
At $1,865 a month, rents run 52% over what the rest of Wilmington commands. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.4/10.
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10. SNAP participation runs 3.1% against 15.2% nationally. It sits 1.2 points below the New Castle County average of 4.2.
The filing record is not thin: 46 evictions over 9 years of observation. Severe burden reaches 9%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 3/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 2.9% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2010, when 4.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 10003001300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003001300?
Census tract 10003001300 in the Highlands neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 10003001300?
Median gross rent is $1,865/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10003001300?
3.2% of residents in tract 10003001300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,618.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10003001300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 16th, minority 25th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 10003001300 considered part of Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10003001300 fall within Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10003001300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 46 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10003001300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.11% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 10003001300 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.91× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 10003001300 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.3% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 10003001300 compare to Wilmington overall?
Tract 10003001300 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Wilmington at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilmington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wilmington
Top eight tracts in Wilmington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Price’s Run
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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11th St. Bridge
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Upper East Side
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Delaware Avenue
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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West Hill
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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