Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Cardiff Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10003011201 · New Castle County, DE · pop 2,546 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 10003011201 in the Cardiff area of New Castle County, DE reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,546. 25% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the New Castle County average of 44.1%.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,017
Renter share52.4%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$131,169
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Castle County and the region
Centroid at 39.8184, -75.5413 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cardiff scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,751 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Cardiff compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 137Total filings over 9 yrs
- 5.26%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.4%Peak (2015)
- 12Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 9 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 111Total filings 2020-21
- 1.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.62×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Tampa, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Cardiff. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 7.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 5.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 13.2%Frequent mental distress
- 22.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cardiff
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.4/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10.
21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against the New Castle County average of 4.2, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points. SNAP participation runs 5.4% against 15.2% nationally.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 137 filings here across 9 tracked years. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 6.9/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 8.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 4.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 10003011201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003011201?
Census tract 10003011201 in the Cardiff 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 10003011201?
Median gross rent is $1,751/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10003011201?
3.9% of residents in tract 10003011201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,546.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10003011201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 36th, minority 41th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 10003011201 considered part of Cardiff?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10003011201 fall within Cardiff (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10003011201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 137 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10003011201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.26% of renter households, peaking at 8.4% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 10003011201 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.62× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 10003011201 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.0% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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