Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Liberty Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10005050701 ·
Sussex County, DE · pop 4,549 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Here is how census tract 10005050701, in the Liberty area of Sussex, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,549. It lands near the 69th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,529 a month against an average household income of $80,306 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 7%Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,921
Renter share18.2%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$80,306
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Liberty
Moderate
Within county
64th percentile
#27 of 74 tracts In Sussex County
Elevated
Within state
57th percentile
#111 of 259 tracts In Delaware
Elevated
National
37th percentile
#53,267 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sussex County and the region
Centroid at 38.6349, -75.2534 · click any tract to drill in
Why Liberty scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,529 rent vs county FMR
5.9
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 Liberty compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
69%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
79%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)
98Total filings over 6 yrs
6.28%Avg annual filing rate
5.9%Peak (2016)
19Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year2011 to 2017
Filings climbed 90% over the past 6 months.
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.
9.4%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
12.7%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
13.9%Frequent mental distress
33.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Liberty
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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 set by Delaware eviction laws law, 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 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050701?
Census tract 10005050701 in the Liberty neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 10005050701?
Median gross rent is $1,529/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050701?
10.4% of residents in tract 10005050701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,549.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 77th, minority 45th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 10005050701 considered part of Liberty?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005050701 fall within Liberty (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005050701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 98 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 10005050701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.28% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 10005050701 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.4% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.