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Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally

Millsboro Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 42125795700 · Washington County, PA · pop 1,921 · 32% of tract blocks fall in Millsboro

Tract 42125795700 sits in Millsboro, PA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. It is home to 1,921 residents. The severe-burden share is 37%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
4.7
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 parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Millsboro
Moderate
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 62 tracts In Washington County
Elevated
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#1,400 of 3,445 tracts In Pennsylvania
Elevated
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
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 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Millsboro risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.7This tracttract 7957003.3Millsboroparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 by year 2000 to 2006
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 42125795700
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 clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.6/10. Against Washington County at 33.2%, 44% of renters here are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10. Running cool, housing-court posture reads 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 26 evictions over 7 years of observation.

The worst year on record was 2002, when 4.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 55th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10. Against average income of $65,387, annual rent is just 16%. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

It tracks the Washington County average of 4.3 closely.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 42125795700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42125795700?

Census tract 42125795700 in Millsboro scores 4.7/10 (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 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Millsboro at 3.3/10. 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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