1 census tracts · pop 759 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.4
Southwood maps to a single census tract in Tallahassee, FL and houses 759 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. 40% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Tallahassee baseline of 36.5%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 99% 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. Average gross rent is $1,707, 32% above the Tallahassee average of $1,293.
The voucher gap is 29.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Set annual rent against average household income of $57,991 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.9/10. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Tallahassee, it ranks #7 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, All Saints and College Town score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 4.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southwood vs TallahasseeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Southwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southwood?
Southwood scores 4.4/10 (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 Southwood compare to Tallahassee overall?
Southwood scores 0.4 points higher than Tallahassee overall (4/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,707 vs $1,293.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southwood?
Average gross rent in Southwood is $1,707/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southwood residents are renters?
99% of Southwood households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Tallahassee). The neighborhood has 759 residents.
Q5
Is Southwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Southwood sits in the 18th 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 Southwood for landlords?
Southwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Tallahassee as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Southwood?
Southwood has 971 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35%), Other / Multiracial (12.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
