Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Cortez Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12081001108 · Manatee, FL · pop 3,139 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Cortez
Census tract 12081001108 covers Cortez, home to 3,139 residents. For landlords it grades 4.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #61,871 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,902 a month against an average household income of $65,536 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,469
Renter share16.0%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate13.6%
Median income$65,536
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cortez and the region
Centroid at 27.4583, -82.6668 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cortez scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cortez
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
13.6% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,902 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cortez
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cortez
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cortez
4.7
How Cortez compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 34Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.4%Peak (2003)
- 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cortez
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.3/10. 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 Cortez, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 34 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.4% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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 12081001108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12081001108?
Census tract 12081001108 in Cortez scores 3.2/10 (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 12081001108?
Median gross rent is $1,902/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12081001108?
13.6% of residents in tract 12081001108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,139.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12081001108?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 35th, minority 4th, housing 86th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12081001108?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12081001108 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.61% of renter households, peaking at 2.4% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12081001108 compare to Cortez overall?
Tract 12081001108 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Cortez at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cortez; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cortez
Top eight tracts in Cortez ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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