1 census tracts · pop 4,939 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.3–4.3
Montclair Lake is a one-tract neighborhood of Clearwater, FL and houses 4,939 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 39%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 79% against 37.9% citywide, putting Montclair Lake 40.7% over its own city. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $42,798 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.2/10. At $1,217 a month, rents sit 27% under what the rest of Clearwater commands.
Court records for this tract carry 108 eviction filings. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 3.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.6% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #3 of 14 neighborhoods in Clearwater.
At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
One tract means one number: 4.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Montclair Lake vs ClearwaterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport90%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Montclair Lake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
108Total filings (sum)
1.39%Avg annual filing rate
3.1%Peak year (2004)
0.59%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
166Total filings 2020-21
2.3Avg monthly observed
2.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.80×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Montclair Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Montclair Lake?
Montclair Lake scores 4.3/10 (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 Montclair Lake compare to Clearwater overall?
Montclair Lake scores 0.9 points higher than Clearwater overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 79% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,217 vs $1,658.
Q3
What is the average rent in Montclair Lake?
Average gross rent in Montclair Lake is $1,217/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Montclair Lake residents are renters?
23% of Montclair Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Clearwater). The neighborhood has 4,939 residents.
Q5
Is Montclair Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Montclair Lake sits in the 87th 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 Montclair Lake for landlords?
Montclair Lake carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 Clearwater as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Montclair Lake?
Montclair Lake has 4,881 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
