Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Savannah Place Eviction Risk: Lower , Lewes
Tract 10005050904 · Sussex County, DE · pop 2,296 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Savannah Place neighborhood of Lewes is where census tract 10005050904 sits, home to 2,296 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #20,613 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $884 a month against an average household income of $82,375 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,310
Renter share40.9%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate13.3%
Median income$82,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lewes and the region
Centroid at 38.7609, -75.1488 · click any tract to drill in
Why Savannah Place scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lewes
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
13.3% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$884 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lewes
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lewes
3.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lewes
5.9
How Savannah Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.2%Food insecurity
- 7.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 11.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Savannah Place
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 Lewes eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Sussex County average of 5.5 and above the Delaware statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005050904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005050904?
Census tract 10005050904 in the Savannah Place neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 10005050904?
Median gross rent is $884/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005050904?
13.3% of residents in tract 10005050904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,296.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005050904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 59th, minority 13th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 10005050904 considered part of Savannah Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005050904 fall within Savannah Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005050904 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005050904 compare to Lewes overall?
Tract 10005050904 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Lewes at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lewes eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lewes
Top eight tracts in Lewes ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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