Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Riveredge Park Eviction Risk: Lower , New Castle
Tract 10003015802 · New Castle County, DE · pop 2,432 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 10003015802 reflects conditions in the Riveredge Park area of New Castle, Delaware. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,625 a month while the average household earns $61,550 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units735
Renter share13.3%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$61,550
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Castle and the region
Centroid at 39.6849, -75.5419 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riveredge Park scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Castle
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,625 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Castle
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Castle
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Castle
2.6
How Riveredge Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 208Total filings over 9 yrs
- 18.18%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.5%Peak (2018)
- 33Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 32% over the past 9 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 97Total filings 2020-21
- 1.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.66×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Tampa, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Riveredge Park. 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.
- 17.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.2%Food insecurity
- 15.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 16.5%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 32.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riveredge Park
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 New Castle eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the New Castle County average of 5.7 and in line with the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10003015802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10003015802?
Census tract 10003015802 in the Riveredge Park neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 10003015802?
Median gross rent is $1,625/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10003015802?
4.1% of residents in tract 10003015802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,432.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10003015802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 59th, minority 76th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 10003015802 considered part of Riveredge Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10003015802 fall within Riveredge Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10003015802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 208 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 10003015802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.18% of renter households, peaking at 19.5% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 10003015802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.66× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tampa, FL), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 10003015802 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.1% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 10003015802 compare to New Castle overall?
Tract 10003015802 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of New Castle at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Castle eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in New Castle
Top eight tracts in New Castle ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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