Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Bay Shore Hills Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 10005051017 · Sussex County, DE · pop 3,617 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 10005051017 sits in Bay Shore Hills in Sussex, Delaware eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 54% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,811 monthly, set against $100,658 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units2,048
Renter share5.8%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$100,658
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sussex County and the region
Centroid at 38.7004, -75.1266 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bay Shore Hills scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,811 rent vs county FMR
8.0
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 Bay Shore Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bay Shore Hills. 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.
- 5.0%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 3.7%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 10.8%Frequent mental distress
- 26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bay Shore Hills
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 5.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005051017
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005051017?
Census tract 10005051017 in the Bay Shore Hills neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 10005051017?
Median gross rent is $1,811/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005051017?
7.1% of residents in tract 10005051017 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,617.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005051017?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 26th, minority 11th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 10005051017 considered part of Bay Shore Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005051017 fall within Bay Shore Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005051017 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.0% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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