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Meadow Woods, FL Eviction Risk Score Orange County · Florida · Population 42,852

5.5 Elevated
★★★ High confidence
18.0%Tenant-law probabilityi
$1,195–3,278Typical eviction costi
30 daysTypical timelinei
4.51%Eviction filing ratei
$1,958HUD 2BR FMR 2025i
$1,906Median gross renti
36.0%Rent burdeni
27.3%Rentersi

Sub-score breakdown

Local political climate
6.5
Dem margin +23.1% in 2020
Regional political climate
6.5
Dem margin +23.1% in 2020
State political climate
1.5
Economic stress
5.3
8.0% poverty · 4.4% unemployed
Supply constraint
7.7
$1,906 median rent · 27.3% renters
Rent-control risk
8.8
36.0% rent burden
Eviction process difficulty
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
6.3
27.3% renters
Housing court bias
6.6
Eviction filing rate (ground truth)
6.5
4.51 filings per 100 renter households (county, latest year)
Voucher gap (market vs HUD FMR)
0.0
Market rent -2.7% vs HUD 2BR FMR ($1,958)

Sub-scores are national percentile rankings (1 = most landlord-friendly, 10 = most tenant-protective) derived from ACS 2023 5-year data, 2020 county presidential margin, and state law weighting. Source: ACS 2023 5-year + Gazetteer 2024.

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About eviction risk in Meadow Woods, FL

Meadow Woods, FL has an eviction risk score of 5.5 out of 10, placing it in the elevated-risk tier for landlords operating in Orange County and the state of Florida. The score combines local political climate, court disposition patterns, cost-of-eviction estimates, tenant organizing strength, and the likelihood of new tenant-protective legislation in the next legislative cycle.

Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates show median gross rent as a percentage of household income is 36.0% — a core driver of eviction filings, because households above 30% of income on rent are statistically more likely to miss a payment after any income shock. Median gross rent in Meadow Woods is $1,906/month. About 27.3% of occupied units here are renter-occupied.

Economic stress: poverty rate 8.0%, unemployment 4.4%. Higher values correlate with higher eviction filing rates and longer court timelines.

Political climate: In 2020, Orange County voted Democratic by 23.1 points — classified as strongly tenant-leaning for purposes of rent-control or just-cause expansion risk.

What this score means for landlords

At 5.5/10, Meadow Woods is an elevated-risk environment. Tenant protections are stronger than the national median. Use proactive screening, document notices in writing, and understand your specific just-cause and rent-cap exposure before raising rent or terminating a tenancy.

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