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Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Tavares Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12069030308 · Lake, FL · pop 4,726 · 7% of tract blocks fall in Tavares

With a score of 4.7/10, tract 12069030308 in Tavares ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,726 residents. That is riskier than roughly 30% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,168 a month against an average household income of $57,430 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,810
Renter share11.3%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$57,430

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Tavares
Elevated
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#30 of 75 tracts In Lake
Elevated
Within state
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#2,737 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#54,934 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tavares and the region

Centroid at 28.8303, -81.7645 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tavares scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tavares
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,168 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tavares
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tavares
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tavares
6.1

How Tavares compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tavares risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 030308Tavares: 2.32.3Tavaresparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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)

  • 250Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 7.63%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.0%Peak (2014)
  • 23Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120690303082006: 14 filings (8.45/100 renter HHs)2007: 16 filings (9.65/100 renter HHs)2008: 15 filings (9.05/100 renter HHs)2009: 10 filings (6.03/100 renter HHs)2010: 17 filings (7.66/100 renter HHs)2011: 11 filings (3.58/100 renter HHs)2012: 12 filings (3.91/100 renter HHs)2013: 27 filings (8.79/100 renter HHs)2014: 43 filings (14.01/100 renter HHs)2015: 23 filings (7.49/100 renter HHs)2016: 22 filings (7.28/100 renter HHs)2017: 17 filings (5.63/100 renter HHs)2018: 23 filings (7.62/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 64% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tavares

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 Tavares, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lake County average of 4.8 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 250 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 7.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.0% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12069030308

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12069030308?

Census tract 12069030308 in Tavares scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 12069030308?

Median gross rent is $1,168/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12069030308?

11.4% of residents in tract 12069030308 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,726.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12069030308?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 53th, minority 40th, housing 87th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12069030308?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 250 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 12069030308 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.63% of renter households, peaking at 14.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12069030308 compare to Tavares overall?

Tract 12069030308 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Tavares at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tavares; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tavares

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

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