Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Fairfield at Long Neck Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10005050706 · Sussex County, DE · pop 1,742 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
10005050706 is a census tract in the Fairfield at Long Neck area of Long Neck, DE. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,742 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.1/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units935
Renter share9.7%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$77,292
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Long Neck and the region
Centroid at 38.6127, -75.1351 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fairfield at Long Neck scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Long Neck
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,318 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Long Neck
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Long Neck
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Long Neck
4.5
How Fairfield at Long Neck compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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)
- 357Total filings over 6 yrs
- 113.49%Avg annual filing rate
- 197.5%Peak (2017)
- 79Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 22% 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.
- 6.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 6.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fairfield at Long Neck
Cost burden runs 55% here against 42.5% across Sussex County. Average gross rent is $1,318, 29% above the Long Neck average.
The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, economic stress reads 2/10. Food insecurity runs 8.1% against 17.8% nationally.
It sits 1.0 points below the Sussex County average of 4.0. SNAP participation runs 6.4% against 15.2% nationally.
Court records carry 357 eviction filings across 6 observed years. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.9/10.
The worst year on record was 2017, when 197.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 113.5% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
At 10% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050706
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050706?
Census tract 10005050706 in the Fairfield at Long Neck 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 10005050706?
Median gross rent is $1,318/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050706?
7.9% of residents in tract 10005050706 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,742.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050706?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 17th, minority 32th, housing 37th.
Q5
Is tract 10005050706 considered part of Fairfield at Long Neck?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005050706 fall within Fairfield at Long Neck (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005050706?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 357 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 10005050706 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 113.49% of renter households, peaking at 197.5% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 10005050706 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 10005050706 compare to Long Neck overall?
Tract 10005050706 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Long Neck at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Long Neck eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Long Neck
Top eight tracts in Long Neck ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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