1 census tracts · pop 3,487 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Alavista maps to a single census tract in Gibsonton, FL and houses 3,487 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Gibsonton baseline of 37.0%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.2/10.
Average gross rent is $1,681, 21% above the Gibsonton average of $1,386. The filing record is not thin: 378 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 22.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.8% in 2016, is well off that peak.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Allens and Alpine. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Alavista vs GibsontonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Alavista
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
378Total filings (sum)
9.91%Avg annual filing rate
22.8%Peak year (2002)
4.76%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
176Total filings 2020-21
2.4Avg monthly observed
3.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.72×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Alavista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alavista?
Alavista scores 5.4/10 (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 Alavista compare to Gibsonton overall?
Alavista scores 1.4 points higher than Gibsonton overall (4/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,681 vs $1,386.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alavista?
Average gross rent in Alavista is $1,681/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alavista residents are renters?
57% of Alavista households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Gibsonton). The neighborhood has 3,487 residents.
Q5
Is Alavista a high social-vulnerability area?
Alavista sits in the 83rd 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 Alavista for landlords?
Alavista carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Gibsonton as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Alavista?
Alavista has 3,615 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.8%), Hispanic / Latino (32.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
