3 census tracts · pop 17,531 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3–3.7
Northwood is a 3-tract neighborhood of Gainesville, FL, population 17,531. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.3/10, in the Lower tier. 25% 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.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.7/10.
Court records carry 567 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.7/10.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 8.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.4% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Gainesville, it ranks #13 by risk, the lower third. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
42% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Its 3 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,226, 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
3.3
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Northwood vs GainesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northwood
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
567Total filings (sum)
3.72%Avg annual filing rate
8.7%Peak year (2014)
2.42%Latest filed (2018)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
282Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.75×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Gainesville, FL).
Frequently asked
About Northwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northwood?
Northwood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 Northwood compare to Gainesville overall?
Northwood scores 0.7 points lower than Gainesville overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 43% citywide. Average rent: $1,226 vs $1,296.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northwood?
Average gross rent in Northwood is $1,226/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northwood residents are renters?
22% of Northwood households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Gainesville). The neighborhood has 17,531 residents.
Q5
Is Northwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Northwood sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Northwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northwood is census tract 12001001803 (score 3.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Northwood for landlords?
Northwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northwood?
Northwood has 17,282 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.4%), Hispanic / Latino (11.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
