2 census tracts · pop 6,166 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.1–3.8
Victoria Palms takes in 2 census tracts of Clearwater, FL and houses 6,166 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 69% against 37.9% citywide, putting Victoria Palms 31.5% over its own city.
The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.7/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Court records carry 1,201 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,439, 13% below the Clearwater average of $1,658.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 12.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.3% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 14 mapped neighborhoods of Clearwater, it ranks #10 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Barrington Hills and Bayside Arbors.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
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
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Victoria Palms vs ClearwaterHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Victoria Palms
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,201Total filings (sum)
5.18%Avg annual filing rate
12.3%Peak year (2008)
4.32%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
122Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly observed
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Victoria Palms
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Victoria Palms?
Victoria Palms scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Victoria Palms compare to Clearwater overall?
Victoria Palms scores 0.3 points higher than Clearwater overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,439 vs $1,658.
Q3
What is the average rent in Victoria Palms?
Average gross rent in Victoria Palms is $1,439/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Victoria Palms residents are renters?
43% of Victoria Palms households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Clearwater). The neighborhood has 6,166 residents.
Q5
Is Victoria Palms a high social-vulnerability area?
Victoria Palms sits in the 44th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Victoria Palms have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Victoria Palms is census tract 12103027000 (score 3.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 3.8, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Victoria Palms for landlords?
Victoria Palms carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Victoria Palms?
Victoria Palms has 6,260 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.2%), Hispanic / Latino (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
