Neighborhood · Clearwater, FL

Imperial Pines Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 15,181 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3–3.2

Imperial Pines spans 3 census tracts of Clearwater, FL and houses 15,181 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.1/10, placing it in the Lower tier. At $2,293 a month, rents sit 38% over what the rest of Clearwater commands.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.2/10.

Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10. The voucher gap is 15.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filings are well documented here: 595 across 3 observed tracts.

11% 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. Against a Clearwater baseline of 37.9%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Filing activity peaked in 2009 at 13.5% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 3.5% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 14 mapped neighborhoods of Clearwater, it ranks #13 by risk, the lower third.

At 18% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Raintree Village and Coachman Ridge score within a fraction of it.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

3 tracts · population-weighted

Imperial Pines vs Clearwater How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

41.4% +9%

Clearwater: 37.9%

Average gross rent

$2,293 +38%

Clearwater: $1,658

Average HH income

$93,830 +46%

Clearwater: $64,440

Poverty rate

4.8% -69%

Clearwater: 15.4%

Renter share

18.2% -56%

Clearwater: 41.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Imperial Pines and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3–3.2

Why Imperial Pines scores 3.1

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 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.0–5.5 across tracts

4.4

Rent control risk

41% of income on rent · Range 1.0–5.0 across tracts

2.2

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.6–2.5 across tracts

2.2

Tenant organizing strength

18% renter households · Range 3.5–3.9 across tracts

3.6

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.5–4.5 across tracts

3.8

Economic stress

4.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.7 across tracts

1.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.5–10.0 across tracts

6.3

Risk score comparison

Imperial Pines vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Imperial Pines?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.2 points from 3 to 3.2. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

3.2 3.0 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Imperial Pines

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
12103026812	3.2	4,703	59%	$1,688
12103026811	3	5,955	41%	$2,125
12103026815	3	4,523	23%	$3,144

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 43

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 38%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 51%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 31%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 52%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Imperial Pines

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

595Total filings (sum)
3.61%Avg annual filing rate
13.5%Peak year (2009)
3.41%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

194Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
0.7Pre-pandemic baseline
1.70×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).

Frequently asked

About Imperial Pines

What is the eviction-risk score for Imperial Pines?

Imperial Pines scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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.

How does Imperial Pines compare to Clearwater overall?

Imperial Pines scores 0.3 points lower than Clearwater overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $2,293 vs $1,658.

What is the average rent in Imperial Pines?

Average gross rent in Imperial Pines is $2,293/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Imperial Pines residents are renters?

18% of Imperial Pines households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Clearwater). The neighborhood has 15,181 residents.

Is Imperial Pines a high social-vulnerability area?

Imperial Pines sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Imperial Pines have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Imperial Pines is census tract 12103026812 (score 3.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.2, a spread of 0.2 points.

How safe is Imperial Pines for landlords?

Imperial Pines carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Clearwater as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

What is the demographic breakdown of Imperial Pines?

Imperial Pines has 15,286 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.6%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Imperial Pines

3.9 Harbor Palms 3 tracts · pop 10,960 3.8 Barrington Hills 3 tracts · pop 10,537 3.6 Spanish Pines 4 tracts · pop 18,638 3.9 Highland Lakes 6 tracts · pop 21,442 3.1 Raintree Village 2 tracts · pop 7,602 3.9 Harbour Towne 2 tracts · pop 6,602

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Clearwater

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Imperial Pines.

3.1 Raintree Village 2 tracts · pop 7,602 3.2 Coachman Ridge 1 tracts · pop 3,706 3.4 Central Park at East Bay 2 tracts · pop 10,497 3.7 Barrington Hills 3 tracts · pop 10,537 3.7 Victoria Palms 2 tracts · pop 6,166 4 Bayside Arbors 4 tracts · pop 13,955

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