Neighborhood · Tampa, FL

Altos Verdes Eviction Risk: Moderate

9 census tracts · pop 37,245 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10 · range 4–6.1

Altos Verdes is a black-hispanic neighborhood in Tampa with 9 census tracts and a population of 37,245 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 61% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,281/month sits 25% lower than the Tampa citywide average ($1,701).

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

9 tracts · population-weighted

Altos Verdes vs Tampa How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

61.3% +83%

Tampa: 33.5%

Average gross rent

$1,281 -25%

Tampa: $1,701

Average HH income

$40,654 -43%

Tampa: $71,302

Poverty rate

32.4% +103%

Tampa: 15.9%

Renter share

61.7% +24%

Tampa: 49.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Altos Verdes and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 9 tracts span score 4–6.1

Why Altos Verdes scores 5.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts

5.3

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts

4.5

Rent control risk

61% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

62% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Economic stress

32.4% below poverty line · Range 2.9–10.0 across tracts

7.7

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.6 across tracts

1.6

Risk score comparison

Altos Verdes vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Altos Verdes?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.1 points from 4 to 6.1. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.1 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.4 4.7 4.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

9 tracts in Altos Verdes

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
12057000102	6.1	6,161	49%	$1,127
12057000202	6	5,975	58%	$1,434
12057000301	5.8	5,312	54%	$1,171
12057000701	5.8	3,669	66%	$1,331
12057000702	5.8	2,604	72%	$1,097
12057001001	5.6	3,834	67%	$1,133
12057000901	5.4	2,572	78%	$1,500
12057000302	4.7	3,028	84%	$1,414
12057000800	4	4,090	52%	$1,409

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 93

Pop-weighted across 9 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 95%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 91%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 73%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Altos Verdes

Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

4,792Total filings (sum)
10.97%Avg annual filing rate
20.0%Peak year (2016)
11.56%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

3,495Total filings 2020-21
5.8Avg monthly observed
8.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.68×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).

Frequently asked

About Altos Verdes

What is the eviction-risk score for Altos Verdes?

Altos Verdes scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 9 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.

How does Altos Verdes compare to Tampa overall?

Altos Verdes scores 2.8 points higher than Tampa overall (2.7/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,281 vs $1,701.

What is the average rent in Altos Verdes?

Average gross rent in Altos Verdes is $1,281/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Altos Verdes residents are renters?

62% of Altos Verdes households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Tampa). The neighborhood has 37,245 residents.

Is Altos Verdes a high social-vulnerability area?

Altos Verdes sits in the 93rd 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.

Which tracts in Altos Verdes have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Altos Verdes is census tract 12057000102 (score 6.1/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 6.1, a spread of 2.1 points.

How safe is Altos Verdes for landlords?

Altos Verdes carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 9 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 (2.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Altos Verdes?

Altos Verdes has 35,160 residents (Black-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (42.2%), Hispanic / Latino (38.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Altos Verdes

4.5 Alta Vista 2 tracts · pop 7,746 4.9 Del Rio 3 tracts · pop 14,946 5.1 North Tampa Heights 4 tracts · pop 15,343 4.7 Almima 2 tracts · pop 8,200 4 Armenia Heights 5 tracts · pop 21,968 5.2 Nowatney 6 tracts · pop 18,824

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Tampa

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Altos Verdes.

5.5 Mora 1 tracts · pop 5,377 5.4 Dills 1 tracts · pop 855 5.6 Michigan Park 1 tracts · pop 2,113 5.6 Capitano 1 tracts · pop 4,669 5.8 Oakridge 1 tracts · pop 1,768 5.2 North Tampa Heights 4 tracts · pop 15,343

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