3 census tracts · pop 7,853 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5–5.4
Idylwild spans 3 census tracts of Gainesville, FL, population 7,853. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 38% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Gainesville rate of 42.9%. 84% 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. Set annual rent against average household income of $40,558 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 33%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Running hot is economic stress at 7.7/10. Court records carry 824 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 5.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.0% in 2018, is well off that peak. Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Gainesville, it ranks #10 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Robinswood and University Village South score within a fraction of it. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,244, close to the Gainesville average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Idylwild vs GainesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Idylwild
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
824Total filings (sum)
3.88%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak year (2014)
3.79%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,119Total filings 2020-21
6.8Avg monthly observed
3.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.79×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Gainesville, FL).
Frequently asked
About Idylwild
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Idylwild?
Idylwild scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Idylwild compare to Gainesville overall?
Idylwild scores 1.2 points higher than Gainesville overall (4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 43% citywide. Average rent: $1,244 vs $1,296.
Q3
What is the average rent in Idylwild?
Average gross rent in Idylwild is $1,244/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Idylwild residents are renters?
84% of Idylwild households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Gainesville). The neighborhood has 7,853 residents.
Q5
Is Idylwild a high social-vulnerability area?
Idylwild sits in the 65th 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 Idylwild have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Idylwild is census tract 12001001516 (score 5.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Idylwild for landlords?
Idylwild carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Idylwild?
Idylwild has 8,484 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.9%), Hispanic / Latino (16%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
