2 census tracts · pop 10,690 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3–5.4
Riverside takes in 2 census tracts of Tampa, FL, population 10,690. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Against a Tampa baseline of 33.5%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. This is a renter market: 84% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 557 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2000 at 7.9% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,843, 8% above the Tampa average of $1,701.
The most recent observed rate, 1.8% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #29 of 70 neighborhoods in Tampa.
Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $69,329.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Riverside vs TampaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverside
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
557Total filings (sum)
4.02%Avg annual filing rate
7.9%Peak year (2000)
2.18%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
228Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.80×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Riverside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverside?
Riverside scores 4.8/10 (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 Riverside compare to Tampa overall?
Riverside scores 0.8 points higher than Tampa overall (4/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,843 vs $1,701.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverside?
Average gross rent in Riverside is $1,843/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverside residents are renters?
84% of Riverside households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Tampa). The neighborhood has 10,690 residents.
Q5
Is Riverside a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverside sits in the 66th 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 Riverside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Riverside is census tract 12057005000 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Riverside for landlords?
Riverside carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Riverside?
Riverside has 11,147 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.7%), Hispanic / Latino (15.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
