1 census tracts · pop 2,949 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
South Seminole Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Tampa, FL and houses 2,949 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 42% against 33.5% citywide, putting South Seminole Heights 8.2% over its own city. 12% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The filing record is not thin: 433 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2005, when filings touched 12.0% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
The most recent observed rate, 2.3% in 2016, is well off that peak. At $1,579 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Tampa commands. Among the 70 mapped neighborhoods of Tampa, it ranks #56 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Sunset Beach and Wilhelmina score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $93,942.
38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
South Seminole Heights vs TampaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Seminole Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
433Total filings (sum)
7.60%Avg annual filing rate
12.0%Peak year (2005)
2.34%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
74Total filings 2020-21
1.0Avg monthly observed
1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.63×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About South Seminole Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Seminole Heights?
South Seminole Heights scores 3/10 (Lower 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 South Seminole Heights compare to Tampa overall?
South Seminole Heights scores 1.0 points lower than Tampa overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,579 vs $1,701.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Seminole Heights?
Average gross rent in South Seminole Heights is $1,579/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Seminole Heights residents are renters?
38% of South Seminole Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Tampa). The neighborhood has 2,949 residents.
Q5
Is South Seminole Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
South Seminole Heights sits in the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 South Seminole Heights for landlords?
South Seminole Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of South Seminole Heights?
South Seminole Heights has 3,148 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.3%), Hispanic / Latino (14.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
