2 census tracts · pop 7,746 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.8–5.1
Alta Vista spans 2 census tracts of Tampa, FL and houses 7,746 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, Moderate tier. 76% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Tampa rate of 33.5%.
The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent is $1,407, 17% below the Tampa average of $1,701. Court records carry 499 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 12.3% of renter households.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 7.5% in 2016 against a 12.3% peak. That places it #28 of 70 neighborhoods in Tampa.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $81,986.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Alta Vista vs TampaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport15%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Alta Vista
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
499Total filings (sum)
7.28%Avg annual filing rate
12.3%Peak year (2005)
8.15%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
175Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.60×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Alta Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alta Vista?
Alta Vista scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Alta Vista compare to Tampa overall?
Alta Vista scores 0.9 points higher than Tampa overall (4/10). Renters spend 76% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,407 vs $1,701.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alta Vista?
Average gross rent in Alta Vista is $1,407/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alta Vista residents are renters?
32% of Alta Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Tampa). The neighborhood has 7,746 residents.
Q5
Is Alta Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
Alta Vista sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Alta Vista have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Alta Vista is census tract 12057001100 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.1, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Alta Vista for landlords?
Alta Vista carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Tampa as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Alta Vista?
Alta Vista has 7,556 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (34.2%), Hispanic / Latino (16.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
