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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Georgetown Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 10005050506 · Sussex County, DE · pop 3,331 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Georgetown

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 10005050506 in Georgetown, DE reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 11% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,239
Renter share19.8%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$74,141

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Georgetown
Low
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 74 tracts In Sussex County
High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#43 of 259 tracts In Delaware
High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Georgetown and the region

Centroid at 38.6732, -75.3370 · click any tract to drill in

Why Georgetown scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Georgetown
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,094 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Georgetown
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Georgetown
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Georgetown
7.9

How Georgetown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Georgetown risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0505065.6Georgetownparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Georgetown

Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.1/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.7/10. Against the Sussex County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.

At $1,094 a month, rents run 22% under what the rest of Georgetown commands. The severe-burden share is 9%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 20% 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.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $74,141, annual rent is just 18%. Statewide the DE average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 10005050506

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050506?

Census tract 10005050506 in Georgetown scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 10005050506?

Median gross rent is $1,094/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050506?

8.3% of residents in tract 10005050506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,331.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050506?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 83th, minority 53th, housing 46th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 10005050506 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 10005050506 compare to Georgetown overall?

Tract 10005050506 scores 5.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Georgetown at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Georgetown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Georgetown

Top eight tracts in Georgetown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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