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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Mowat Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Lynn Haven

Tract 12005001402 · Bay, FL · pop 6,963 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 12005001402 in the Mowat Highlands area of Lynn Haven, FL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,963 residents. 68% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Bay County average of 54.8%.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 6% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,590
Renter share20.5%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$103,889

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Mowat Highlands
Moderate
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Lynn Haven
Low
Within county
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 49 tracts In Bay
Very Low
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#3,704 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lynn Haven and the region

Centroid at 30.2459, -85.6290 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mowat Highlands scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lynn Haven
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,670 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lynn Haven
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lynn Haven
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lynn Haven
5.7

How Mowat Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mowat Highlands risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0014024.0Lynn Havenparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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)

  • 102Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.61%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak (2015)
  • 16Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2008 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12005001402
Filings climbed 78% over the past 10 months.
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Mowat Highlands

The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.7/10.

11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 102 filings here across 10 tracked years.

Against the Bay County average of 3.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.8 points. The worst year on record was 2015, when 3.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.6% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 20% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12005001402

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12005001402?

Census tract 12005001402 in the Mowat Highlands neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 12005001402?

Median gross rent is $1,670/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12005001402?

6.6% of residents in tract 12005001402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,963.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12005001402?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 49th, minority 27th, housing 10th.
Q5

Is tract 12005001402 considered part of Mowat Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12005001402 fall within Mowat Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12005001402?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 102 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12005001402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.61% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12005001402 compare to Lynn Haven overall?

Tract 12005001402 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Lynn Haven at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lynn Haven; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lynn Haven

Top eight tracts in Lynn Haven ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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