1 census tracts · pop 4,836 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Mariposa is a one-tract neighborhood of Brandon, FL, population 4,836. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 65% against 33.4% citywide, putting Mariposa 31.6% over its own city.
36% 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 strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 417 eviction filings. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 3.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.2% in 2016 against a 3.5% peak. That places it #3 of 11 neighborhoods in Brandon.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Ventura Bay and Limona. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $1,679, close to the Brandon average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.1/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mariposa vs BrandonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mariposa
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
417Total filings (sum)
4.16%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2009)
3.15%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
594Total filings 2020-21
8.1Avg monthly observed
4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.80×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Mariposa
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mariposa?
Mariposa scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Mariposa compare to Brandon overall?
Mariposa scores 0.8 points higher than Brandon overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,679 vs $1,784.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mariposa?
Average gross rent in Mariposa is $1,679/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mariposa residents are renters?
54% of Mariposa households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Brandon). The neighborhood has 4,836 residents.
Q5
Is Mariposa a high social-vulnerability area?
Mariposa sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Mariposa for landlords?
Mariposa carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Brandon as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Mariposa?
Mariposa has 4,900 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39%), Hispanic / Latino (28.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
