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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Tavares Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12069030803 · Lake, FL · pop 6,062 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Tavares

The Moderate-tier score of 4.4/10 for census tract 12069030803 reflects conditions in Tavares in Lake County, Florida. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,419 a month while the average household earns $65,884 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 20% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,836
Renter share27.7%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$65,884

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 7 tracts In Tavares
Very Low
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#41 of 75 tracts In Lake
Moderate
Within state
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#3,192 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tavares and the region

Centroid at 28.8199, -81.7280 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tavares scores 2.9

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
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,419 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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: 2.92.9This tracttract 030803Tavares: 2.32.3Tavaresparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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)

  • 227Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 3.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.8%Peak (2007)
  • 14Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120690308032006: 14 filings (2.62/100 renter HHs)2007: 31 filings (5.80/100 renter HHs)2008: 13 filings (2.43/100 renter HHs)2009: 16 filings (2.99/100 renter HHs)2010: 16 filings (4.23/100 renter HHs)2011: 15 filings (3.65/100 renter HHs)2012: 8 filings (1.95/100 renter HHs)2013: 17 filings (4.14/100 renter HHs)2014: 26 filings (6.33/100 renter HHs)2015: 23 filings (5.60/100 renter HHs)2016: 15 filings (2.18/100 renter HHs)2017: 19 filings (2.76/100 renter HHs)2018: 14 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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

The score leans hardest on 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 below the Lake County average of 4.8 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 227 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.8% of renter households in 2007.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12069030803

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12069030803?

Census tract 12069030803 in Tavares scores 2.9/10 (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 12069030803?

Median gross rent is $1,419/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12069030803?

8.8% of residents in tract 12069030803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,062.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12069030803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 55th, minority 28th, housing 90th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12069030803?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 227 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 12069030803 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.59% of renter households, peaking at 5.8% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12069030803 compare to Tavares overall?

Tract 12069030803 scores 2.9/10, 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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