1 census tracts · pop 7,030 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Bahia Oaks is a one-tract neighborhood of Ocala, FL, population 7,030. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
The voucher gap is 32.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against a Ocala baseline of 35.8%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
At $1,756 a month, rents sit 29% over what the rest of Ocala commands. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.4/10.
14% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
That places it #2 of 6 neighborhoods in Ocala. The closest comparables inside the same city are La Joya and Carlton Arms.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bahia Oaks vs OcalaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Bahia Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bahia Oaks?
Bahia Oaks scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Bahia Oaks compare to Ocala overall?
Bahia Oaks scores 0.5 points higher than Ocala overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,756 vs $1,359.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bahia Oaks?
Average gross rent in Bahia Oaks is $1,756/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bahia Oaks residents are renters?
36% of Bahia Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Ocala). The neighborhood has 7,030 residents.
Q5
Is Bahia Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Bahia Oaks sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Bahia Oaks for landlords?
Bahia Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Ocala as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bahia Oaks?
Bahia Oaks has 7,336 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.7%), Hispanic / Latino (20.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.