Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Sea Colony Eviction Risk: Lower , Bethany Beach
Tract 10005051203 · Sussex County, DE · pop 848 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 10005051203 belongs to the Sea Colony neighborhood of Bethany Beach, Delaware. It is home to 848 residents and scores 4.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 33rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $102,917 a year. Renters make up 2% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 97%
Tract context
Occupied units329
Renter share2.4%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$102,917
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bethany Beach and the region
Centroid at 38.5318, -75.0672 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sea Colony scores 2.1
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
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Sea Colony compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%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)
- 2Total filings over 2 yrs
- 0.00%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2013)
- 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.
- 3.4%Housing insecurity
- 2.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.5%Food insecurity
- 3.2%SNAP enrollment
- 2.9%Transit barriers
- 3.7%No health insurance
- 9.5%Frequent mental distress
- 27.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sea Colony
What moves this score most is 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2013.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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 10005051203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 10005051203?
Census tract 10005051203 in the Sea Colony neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 10005051203?
4.1% of residents in tract 10005051203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 848.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 10005051203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 28th, minority 18th, housing 6th.
Q4
Is tract 10005051203 considered part of Sea Colony?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 10005051203 fall within Sea Colony (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 10005051203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 10005051203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.00% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 10005051203 struggle to pay rent?
About 3.4% 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. 2.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 10005051203 compare to Bethany Beach overall?
Tract 10005051203 scores 2.1/10, 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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