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Census Tract · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Tallahassee Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 12073001001 · Leon, FL · pop 2,974

How risky is Tallahassee for landlords? Census tract 12073001001 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 69% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $796 monthly, set against $25,075 in average yearly household income, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 90% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 41% Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units1,128
Renter share89.6%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate40.5%
Median income$25,075

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 67 tracts In Tallahassee
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#8 of 79 tracts In Leon
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#58 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
National
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#10,885 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tallahassee and the region

Centroid at 30.4156, -84.2733 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tallahassee scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tallahassee
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
40.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$796 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tallahassee
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tallahassee
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tallahassee
3.5

How Tallahassee compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tallahassee risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 001001Tallahassee: 2.92.9Tallahasseeparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 1,702Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 16.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.0%Peak (2013)
  • 91Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120730010012006: 199 filings (30.90/100 renter HHs)2007: 180 filings (27.95/100 renter HHs)2008: 67 filings (10.40/100 renter HHs)2009: 75 filings (11.65/100 renter HHs)2010: 49 filings (6.06/100 renter HHs)2011: 127 filings (14.13/100 renter HHs)2012: 117 filings (13.01/100 renter HHs)2013: 216 filings (24.03/100 renter HHs)2014: 186 filings (20.69/100 renter HHs)2015: 138 filings (15.35/100 renter HHs)2016: 128 filings (12.72/100 renter HHs)2017: 129 filings (12.82/100 renter HHs)2018: 91 filings (9.05/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 54% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tallahassee

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Tallahassee eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Leon County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 97th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,702 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 16.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.0% of renter households in 2013.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12073001001

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12073001001?

Census tract 12073001001 in Tallahassee scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 12073001001?

Median gross rent is $796/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12073001001?

40.5% of residents in tract 12073001001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,974.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12073001001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 88th, minority 92th, housing 86th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12073001001?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,702 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 12073001001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.06% of renter households, peaking at 24.0% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12073001001 compare to Tallahassee overall?

Tract 12073001001 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Tallahassee at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tallahassee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tallahassee

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

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