1 census tracts · pop 2,856 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Morey Heights maps to a single census tract in Tampa, FL, population 2,856. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 63% against 33.5% citywide, putting Morey Heights 29.4% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. This is a renter market: 84% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9/10.
Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 36%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $1,121 a month, rents sit 34% under what the rest of Tampa commands.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
That places it #1 of 70 neighborhoods in Tampa. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Morey Heights vs TampaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%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 Morey Heights
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
225Total filings 2020-21
3.1Avg monthly observed
3.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.79×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Morey Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Morey Heights?
Morey Heights 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 Morey Heights compare to Tampa overall?
Morey Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Tampa overall (4/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,121 vs $1,701.
Q3
What is the average rent in Morey Heights?
Average gross rent in Morey Heights is $1,121/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Morey Heights residents are renters?
84% of Morey Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Tampa). The neighborhood has 2,856 residents.
Q5
Is Morey Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Morey Heights sits in the 96th 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 Morey Heights for landlords?
Morey Heights 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 (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Morey Heights?
Morey Heights has 2,949 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (44.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.6%), Hispanic / Latino (23.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
