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Neighborhood · Tampa, FL

Dills Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 855 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 5.4–5.4

Dills is a black-hispanic neighborhood in Tampa with 1 census tract and a population of 855 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $655/month sits 61% lower than the Tampa citywide average ($1,701).

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dills vs Tampa How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.0% +55%
Tampa: 33.5%
Average gross rent
$655 -61%
Tampa: $1,701
Average HH income
$22,045 -69%
Tampa: $71,302
Poverty rate
59.8% +275%
Tampa: 15.9%
Renter share
97.0% +95%
Tampa: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.4–5.4

Why Dills scores 5.4

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
52% 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
97% 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
59.8% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Dills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Dills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Dills: 5.45.4DillsNeighborhoodParent city: 2.72.7Parent cityhost cityState: 2.52.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Dills

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
12057004300 5.4 855 52% $655
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 99%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Dills

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 943Total filings (sum)
  • 7.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.3%Peak year (2009)
  • 7.51%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 193Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.6Avg monthly observed
  • 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.22×Ratio to baseline

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

Frequently asked

About Dills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Dills?

Dills 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 Dills compare to Tampa overall?

Dills scores 2.7 points higher than Tampa overall (2.7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $655 vs $1,701.
Q3

What is the average rent in Dills?

Average gross rent in Dills is $655/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Dills residents are renters?

97% of Dills households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Tampa). The neighborhood has 855 residents.
Q5

Is Dills a high social-vulnerability area?

Dills sits in the 95th 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 Dills for landlords?

Dills 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 Tampa as a whole (2.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Dills?

Dills has 1,312 residents (Black-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (57.1%), Hispanic / Latino (25.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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