Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Tallahassee Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 12073002008 · Leon, FL · pop 3,120

Census tract 12073002008 sits in Tallahassee eviction risk, Florida eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,111 a month against an average household income of $35,097 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 60% Stable renters 39% Owners 1%

Tract context

Occupied units1,742

Renter share99.5%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate47.2%

Median income$35,097

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tallahassee and the region

Centroid at 30.4448, -84.3255 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tallahassee scores 6

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

47.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,111 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

86%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
30%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Black and White and ranks around the 50th 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 12073002008

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12073002008?

Census tract 12073002008 in Tallahassee scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12073002008?

Median gross rent is $1,111/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12073002008?

47.2% of residents in tract 12073002008 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,120.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12073002008?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 4th, minority 82th, housing 30th.

How does tract 12073002008 compare to Tallahassee overall?

Tract 12073002008 scores 6/10, 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.