Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Peninsula Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower , Long Neck
Tract 10005050707 · Sussex County, DE · pop 2,725 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The Peninsula Lakes area of Long Neck is where census tract 10005050707 sits, home to 2,725 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.6/10. It lands near the 27th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $877 monthly, set against $59,529 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,376
Renter share13.2%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$59,529
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
34
th percentile
Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Long Neck and the region
Centroid at 38.6251, -75.1712 · click any tract to drill in
Why Peninsula Lakes scores 2.6
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
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$877 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Peninsula Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Peninsula Lakes. 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.
- 6.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 12.6%Frequent mental distress
- 32.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Peninsula Lakes
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 5.6/10. 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 Long Neck eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Sussex County average of 5.5 and below the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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 10005050707
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050707?
Census tract 10005050707 in the Peninsula Lakes 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 10005050707?
Median gross rent is $877/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050707?
3.3% of residents in tract 10005050707 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,725.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050707?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 35th, minority 10th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 10005050707 considered part of Peninsula Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005050707 fall within Peninsula Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005050707 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.5% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005050707 compare to Long Neck overall?
Tract 10005050707 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Long Neck at 3.8/10. 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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