Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
The Hammocks Eviction Risk: Lower , Springfield
Tract 12005001302 ·
Bay, FL · pop 6,736 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
How risky is the The Hammocks neighborhood of Springfield for landlords? Census tract 12005001302 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 51st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,437 a month against an average household income of $76,281 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%Stable renters 22%Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,673
Renter share40.5%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$76,281
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In The Hammocks
Moderate
Within parent city
0th percentile
#3 of 3 tracts In Springfield
Very Low
Within county
63th percentile
#19 of 49 tracts In Bay
Elevated
Within state
54th percentile
#2,345 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Springfield and the region
Centroid at 30.2032, -85.6307 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Hammocks scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Springfield
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,437 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Springfield
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Springfield
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Springfield
7.3
How The Hammocks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
69%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
82%Housing & transportation
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)
656Total filings over 10 yrs
6.12%Avg annual filing rate
8.1%Peak (2018)
93Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year2008 to 2018
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Hammocks
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 7.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Springfield, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Bay County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 656 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 6.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.1% of renter households in 2018.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12005001302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12005001302?
Census tract 12005001302 in the The Hammocks neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 12005001302?
Median gross rent is $1,437/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12005001302?
11.2% of residents in tract 12005001302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,736.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12005001302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 96th, minority 46th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 12005001302 considered part of The Hammocks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12005001302 fall within The Hammocks (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12005001302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 656 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12005001302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.12% of renter households, peaking at 8.1% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12005001302 compare to Springfield overall?
Tract 12005001302 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Springfield at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Springfield; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Springfield
Top eight tracts in Springfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.