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Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Cedar Hammock Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Bradenton

Tract 12081000309 · Manatee, FL · pop 4,432 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Cedar Hammock neighborhood of South Bradenton is where census tract 12081000309 sits, home to 4,432 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,430 a month against an average household income of $54,583 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 36% Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,631
Renter share70.0%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate23.7%
Median income$54,583

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In Cedar Hammock
Elevated
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In South Bradenton
High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#9 of 93 tracts In Manatee
Very High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#755 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Bradenton and the region

Centroid at 27.4545, -82.5898 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Hammock scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Bradenton
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
23.7% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,430 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Bradenton
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Bradenton
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Bradenton
7.5

How Cedar Hammock compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cedar Hammock risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 000309South Bradenton: 2.42.4South Bradentonparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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)

  • 462Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 13.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.1%Peak (2003)
  • 106Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120810003092002: 97 filings (13.42/100 renter HHs)2003: 167 filings (23.11/100 renter HHs)2015: 92 filings (6.72/100 renter HHs)2016: 106 filings (8.82/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cedar Hammock. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Hammock

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Bradenton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Manatee 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 93rd 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 462 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 13.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.1% of renter households in 2003.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12081000309

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12081000309?

Census tract 12081000309 in the Cedar Hammock neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 12081000309?

Median gross rent is $1,430/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12081000309?

23.7% of residents in tract 12081000309 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,432.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12081000309?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 67th, minority 61th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 12081000309 considered part of Cedar Hammock?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12081000309 fall within Cedar Hammock (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12081000309?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 462 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12081000309 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.02% of renter households, peaking at 23.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12081000309 compare to South Bradenton overall?

Tract 12081000309 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of South Bradenton at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Bradenton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Bradenton

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

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