Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Millsboro Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 42125795700 · Washington County, PA · pop 1,921 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Millsboro
For landlords sizing up Millsboro, census tract 42125795700 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. It lands near the 41st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $849 monthly, set against $65,387 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units855
Renter share28.3%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$65,387
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Millsboro and the region
Centroid at 39.9978, -80.0212 · click any tract to drill in
Why Millsboro scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Millsboro
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$849 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Millsboro
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Millsboro
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Millsboro
2.8
How Millsboro 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.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 26Total filings over 7 yrs
- 1.72%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2002)
- 4Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 300% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Millsboro
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.3/10. 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 Millsboro, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Washington County average of 4.8 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 26 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42125795700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42125795700?
Census tract 42125795700 in Millsboro scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 42125795700?
Median gross rent is $849/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42125795700?
25.4% of residents in tract 42125795700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,921.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42125795700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 88th, minority 17th, housing 31th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42125795700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 26 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 42125795700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.72% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42125795700 compare to Millsboro overall?
Tract 42125795700 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Millsboro at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Millsboro; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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