Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Collins Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Bethany Beach
Tract 10005051202 · Sussex County, DE · pop 991 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 10005051202 sits in Collins Park in Bethany Beach eviction risk, Delaware eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. That is riskier than about 19% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 19% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,667 monthly, set against $136,964 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units527
Renter share3.0%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate1.3%
Median income$136,964
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
1
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bethany Beach and the region
Centroid at 38.5518, -75.0698 · click any tract to drill in
Why Collins Park scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bethany Beach
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Delaware legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
1.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,667 rent vs county FMR
6.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bethany Beach
1.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bethany Beach
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bethany Beach
1.9
How Collins Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 4Total filings over 3 yrs
- 34.34%Avg annual filing rate
- 66.7%Peak (2016)
- 1Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
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.
- 2.8%Housing insecurity
- 2.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 3.6%Food insecurity
- 2.5%SNAP enrollment
- 2.5%Transit barriers
- 3.7%No health insurance
- 8.5%Frequent mental distress
- 26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Collins Park
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.9/10. 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 inherited from Bethany Beach 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 2.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 4 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 34.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 66.7% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 10005051202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005051202?
Census tract 10005051202 in the Collins Park neighborhood scores 1.6/10 (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 10005051202?
Median gross rent is $1,667/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 10005051202?
1.3% of residents in tract 10005051202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 991.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005051202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 56th, minority 19th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 10005051202 considered part of Collins Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005051202 fall within Collins Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005051202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 10005051202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 34.34% of renter households, peaking at 66.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 10005051202 struggle to pay rent?
About 2.8% 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. 2.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 10005051202 compare to Bethany Beach overall?
Tract 10005051202 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Bethany Beach at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bethany Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bethany Beach
Top eight tracts in Bethany Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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