Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Ember Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Pensacola
Tract 12033002803 · Escambia, FL · pop 2,835 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
How risky is the Ember Ridge area of West Pensacola for landlords? Census tract 12033002803 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #26,043 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,107 a month against an average household income of $39,475 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,255
Renter share65.3%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate19.9%
Median income$39,475
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Pensacola and the region
Centroid at 30.4117, -87.2830 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ember Ridge scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Pensacola
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
19.9% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,107 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Pensacola
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Pensacola
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Pensacola
8.8
How Ember Ridge 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.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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)
- 171Total filings over 4 yrs
- 7.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.8%Peak (2007)
- 46Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 18% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ember Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ember Ridge
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 West Pensacola, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Escambia County average of 4.9 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 171 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 8.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.8% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is Black and 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12033002803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12033002803?
Census tract 12033002803 in the Ember Ridge neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 12033002803?
Median gross rent is $1,107/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12033002803?
19.9% of residents in tract 12033002803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,835.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12033002803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 50th, minority 68th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 12033002803 considered part of Ember Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12033002803 fall within Ember Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12033002803?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 171 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12033002803 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.96% of renter households, peaking at 9.8% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12033002803 compare to West Pensacola overall?
Tract 12033002803 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of West Pensacola at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Pensacola; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Pensacola
Top eight tracts in West Pensacola ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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