Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Wilmington
Tract 10003001300 · New Castle County, DE · pop 3,618 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Highlands neighborhood of Wilmington is where census tract 10003001300 sits, home to 3,618 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.6/10. It lands near the 27th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
13% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,865 monthly, set against $153,343 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
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
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmington and the region
Centroid at 39.7632, -75.5692 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highlands scores 3.1
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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 Wilmington eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the New Castle County average of 5.7 and below the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 46 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2010.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10003001300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003001300?
Census tract 10003001300 in the Highlands neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Wilmington at 4.9/10. 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.
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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