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Neighborhood · Florida Gulf Coast University, FL

Tidewater Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,793 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.9–4.9

Tidewater is a one-tract neighborhood of Florida Gulf Coast University, FL, population 3,793. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 55%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Set annual rent against average household income of $25,395 and the ratio lands at 64%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Against a Florida Gulf Coast University baseline of 51.0%, 68% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 80%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

100% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.9/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 9.7/10. Average gross rent runs $1,350, close to the Florida Gulf Coast University average.

One tract means one number: 4.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tidewater vs Florida Gulf Coast University How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
68.0% +33%
Florida Gulf Coast University: 51.0%
Average gross rent
$1,350 +1%
Florida Gulf Coast University: $1,339
Average HH income
$25,395 +0%
Florida Gulf Coast University: $25,395
Poverty rate
79.8% +0%
Florida Gulf Coast University: 79.8%
Renter share
100.0% +0%
Florida Gulf Coast University: 100.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Tidewater and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.9–4.9

Why Tidewater scores 4.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Rent control risk
68% of income on rent · Range 9.6–9.6 across tracts
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.3–1.3 across tracts
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
100% renter households · Range 9.9–9.9 across tracts
9.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Economic stress
79.8% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Risk score comparison

Tidewater vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Tidewater score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.9TidewaterNeighborhood3.5Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Tidewater

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
12071040139 4.9 3,793 68% $1,350
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 37

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 71%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 4%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Tidewater

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Tidewater?

Tidewater scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 Tidewater compare to Florida Gulf Coast University overall?

Tidewater scores 1.4 points higher than Florida Gulf Coast University overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $1,350 vs $1,339.
Q3

What is the average rent in Tidewater?

Average gross rent in Tidewater is $1,350/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Tidewater residents are renters?

100% of Tidewater households are renter-occupied (vs 100% in Florida Gulf Coast University). The neighborhood has 3,793 residents.
Q5

Is Tidewater a high social-vulnerability area?

Tidewater sits in the 37th 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 Tidewater for landlords?

Tidewater carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 Florida Gulf Coast University as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Tidewater?

Tidewater has 4,416 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.2%), Hispanic / Latino (15.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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