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Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Leesburg Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12069030307 · Lake, FL · pop 5,731 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Leesburg

Tract 12069030307 covers Leesburg in Lake County in Florida. Home to 5,731 residents, it scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,631 a month while the average household earns $53,750 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 7% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,161
Renter share16.6%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$53,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 11 tracts In Leesburg
Moderate
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#15 of 75 tracts In Lake
High
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#1,537 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#39,389 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Leesburg and the region

Centroid at 28.8510, -81.7743 · click any tract to drill in

Why Leesburg scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Leesburg
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,631 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Leesburg
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Leesburg
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Leesburg
8.1

How Leesburg compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Leesburg risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 030307Leesburg: 2.62.6Leesburgparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 169Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 6.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.5%Peak (2015)
  • 14Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120690303072006: 12 filings (5.88/100 renter HHs)2007: 15 filings (7.34/100 renter HHs)2008: 14 filings (6.85/100 renter HHs)2009: 9 filings (4.41/100 renter HHs)2010: 11 filings (5.00/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (5.10/100 renter HHs)2012: 10 filings (6.37/100 renter HHs)2013: 11 filings (7.01/100 renter HHs)2014: 17 filings (10.83/100 renter HHs)2015: 18 filings (11.46/100 renter HHs)2016: 15 filings (3.74/100 renter HHs)2017: 15 filings (3.74/100 renter HHs)2018: 14 filings (3.49/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts

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Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Leesburg

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Leesburg, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lake County average of 4.8 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 169 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 6.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.5% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12069030307

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12069030307?

Census tract 12069030307 in Leesburg scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 12069030307?

Median gross rent is $1,631/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12069030307?

11.2% of residents in tract 12069030307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,731.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12069030307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 92th, minority 45th, housing 39th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12069030307?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 169 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 12069030307 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.25% of renter households, peaking at 11.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12069030307 compare to Leesburg overall?

Tract 12069030307 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Leesburg at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Leesburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Leesburg

Top eight tracts in Leesburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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