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Neighborhood · Gainesville, FL

Rutledge Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 12,944 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Rutledge is a 2-tract neighborhood of Gainesville, FL, population 12,944. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Average gross rent is $1,723, 33% above the Gainesville average of $1,296. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2/10.

Filings are well documented here: 442 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 12.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.4% in 2018, is well off that peak.

That places it #15 of 15 neighborhoods in Gainesville. The closest comparables inside the same city are West Park and South Idylwild. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 43% of renter households. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $84,965.

With little internal variation, 3/10 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
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Rutledge vs Gainesville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
42.9% +0%
Gainesville: 42.9%
Average gross rent
$1,723 +33%
Gainesville: $1,296
Average HH income
$84,965 +86%
Gainesville: $45,611
Poverty rate
7.8% -72%
Gainesville: 28.0%
Renter share
62.0% 0%
Gainesville: 62.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rutledge and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–3

Why Rutledge scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
43% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
62% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
7.8% below poverty line · Range 1.7–2.3 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.6–6.2 across tracts
5.9
Risk score comparison

Rutledge vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Rutledge score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0RutledgeNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Rutledge

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
12001001811 3 6,906 37% $1,685
12001001701 3 6,038 50% $1,767
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 60

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 32%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 65%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Rutledge

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 442Total filings (sum)
  • 2.35%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.4%Peak year (2012)
  • 1.34%Latest filed (2018)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 550Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.6Avg monthly observed
  • 1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.86×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Gainesville, FL).

Frequently asked

About Rutledge

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Rutledge?

Rutledge scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Rutledge compare to Gainesville overall?

Rutledge scores 1.0 points lower than Gainesville overall (4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 43% citywide. Average rent: $1,723 vs $1,296.
Q3

What is the average rent in Rutledge?

Average gross rent in Rutledge is $1,723/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Rutledge residents are renters?

62% of Rutledge households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Gainesville). The neighborhood has 12,944 residents.
Q5

Is Rutledge a high social-vulnerability area?

Rutledge 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 Rutledge have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Rutledge is census tract 12001001811 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Rutledge for landlords?

Rutledge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Rutledge?

Rutledge has 13,474 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.8%), Hispanic / Latino (11.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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