2 census tracts · pop 13,847 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Beville Heights spans 2 census tracts of Gainesville, FL and houses 13,847 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Gainesville rate of 42.9%.
Severe burden reaches 37%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The dominant input is economic stress at 9.2/10.
The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Set annual rent against average household income of $38,238 and the ratio lands at 39%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
76% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,532 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 10.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.8% in 2018 against a 10.5% peak.
That places it #1 of 15 neighborhoods in Gainesville. For a like-for-like read, Daysville and Robinswood score within a fraction of it. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Beville Heights vs GainesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Beville Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,532Total filings (sum)
10.31%Avg annual filing rate
10.5%Peak year (2014)
11.75%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,530Total filings 2020-21
10.4Avg monthly observed
11.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.05×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Gainesville, FL).
Frequently asked
About Beville Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beville Heights?
Beville Heights scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Beville Heights compare to Gainesville overall?
Beville Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Gainesville overall (4/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 43% citywide. Average rent: $1,236 vs $1,296.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beville Heights?
Average gross rent in Beville Heights is $1,236/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beville Heights residents are renters?
76% of Beville Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Gainesville). The neighborhood has 13,847 residents.
Q5
Is Beville Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Beville Heights sits in the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Beville Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Beville Heights is census tract 12001001605 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Beville Heights for landlords?
Beville Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Gainesville as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Beville Heights?
Beville Heights has 14,767 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25%), Hispanic / Latino (19.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
