1 census tracts · pop 4,306 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Sunset Beach maps to a single census tract in Tampa, FL and houses 4,306 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Against a Tampa baseline of 33.5%, 22% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 66 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2002, when filings touched 10.2% of renter households. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.9% in 2016 against a 10.2% peak.
Average gross rent is $1,810, 6% above the Tampa average of $1,701. Among the 70 mapped neighborhoods of Tampa, it ranks #56 by risk, the lower third.
At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Amelia and Palma Ceia. Against average income of $182,647, annual rent is only 12%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
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
Sunset Beach vs TampaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport4%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sunset Beach
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
66Total filings (sum)
5.29%Avg annual filing rate
10.2%Peak year (2002)
8.94%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
10Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly observed
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.44×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Sunset Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Beach?
Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach compare to Tampa overall?
Sunset Beach scores 1.0 points lower than Tampa overall (4/10). Renters spend 22% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,810 vs $1,701.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunset Beach?
Average gross rent in Sunset Beach is $1,810/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunset Beach residents are renters?
8% of Sunset Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Tampa). The neighborhood has 4,306 residents.
Q5
Is Sunset Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Beach sits in the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Sunset Beach for landlords?
Sunset Beach 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 Sunset Beach?
Sunset Beach has 4,390 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.2%), Hispanic / Latino (16.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
