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Neighborhood · Ocala, FL

Bahia Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate

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 Ocala How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.9% +28%
Ocala: 35.8%
Average gross rent
$1,756 +29%
Ocala: $1,359
Average HH income
$53,287 0%
Ocala: $53,520
Poverty rate
17.0% -7%
Ocala: 18.2%
Renter share
35.7% -25%
Ocala: 47.9%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Bahia Oaks and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5–5

Why Bahia Oaks scores 5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts
3.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Rent control risk
46% of income on rent · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
36% renter households · Range 9.1–9.1 across tracts
9.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Economic stress
17.0% below poverty line · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Risk score comparison

Bahia Oaks vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Bahia Oaks score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.0Bahia OaksNeighborhood4.5Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Bahia Oaks

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
12083002505 5 7,030 46% $1,756
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 80

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 82%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 61%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 73%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.
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