Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Matoaka Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12081000809 · Manatee, FL · pop 4,880 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 12081000809 sits in the Matoaka Heights area of Manatee, Florida eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. It lands near the 26th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,120 a month against an average household income of $79,676 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,100
Renter share26.8%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$79,676
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Manatee and the region
Centroid at 27.3967, -82.5000 · click any tract to drill in
Why Matoaka Heights scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$2,120 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Matoaka Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%Housing & transportation
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)
- 46Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.5%Peak (2015)
- 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Matoaka Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Matoaka Heights
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.5/10. 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 set by Florida eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Manatee County average of 5.0 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 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 46 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.5% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12081000809
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12081000809?
Census tract 12081000809 in the Matoaka Heights neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 12081000809?
Median gross rent is $2,120/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12081000809?
9.4% of residents in tract 12081000809 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,880.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12081000809?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 26th, minority 27th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 12081000809 considered part of Matoaka Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12081000809 fall within Matoaka Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12081000809?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 46 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12081000809 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.95% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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