Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Oak Drive Eviction Risk: Lower , Millsboro
Tract 10005050603 · Sussex County, DE · pop 3,124 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 10005050603 runs through the Oak Drive neighborhood of Millsboro. With 3,124 residents, it scores 5.8/10 for landlords. It lands near the 69th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,594 monthly, set against $84,146 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,379
Renter share26.5%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$84,146
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Millsboro and the region
Centroid at 38.5891, -75.3126 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oak Drive scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Millsboro
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,594 rent vs county FMR
6.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Millsboro
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Millsboro
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Millsboro
5.5
How Oak Drive compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 45%Housing & transportation
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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.6%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oak Drive
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Millsboro 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 Sussex County average of 5.5 and in line with the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 44th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050603?
Census tract 10005050603 in the Oak Drive neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 10005050603?
Median gross rent is $1,594/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050603?
3.1% of residents in tract 10005050603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,124.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 82th, minority 52th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 10005050603 considered part of Oak Drive?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005050603 fall within Oak Drive (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005050603 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005050603 compare to Millsboro overall?
Tract 10005050603 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Millsboro at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Millsboro eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Millsboro
Top eight tracts in Millsboro ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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