Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #70,829 of 84,120 nationally
Disston Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , St. Petersburg
Tract 12103022802 · Pinellas, FL · pop 3,575 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 12103022802 covers Disston Heights in St. Petersburg, home to 3,575 residents. For landlords it grades 4.4/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #66,459 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,114 monthly, set against $103,333 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,404
Renter share8.6%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$103,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Petersburg and the region
Centroid at 27.7959, -82.6887 · click any tract to drill in
Why Disston Heights scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from St. Petersburg
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,114 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Petersburg
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Petersburg
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Petersburg
4.0
How Disston Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 103Total filings over 18 yrs
- 5.24%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.5%Peak (2004)
- 1Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 86% over the past 18 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 25Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.11×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Tacoma, WA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Disston Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Disston Heights
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from St. Petersburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Pinellas County average of 4.8 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.11x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 103 eviction filings here over 18 tracked years, with about 5.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.5% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12103022802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12103022802?
Census tract 12103022802 in the Disston Heights neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 12103022802?
Median gross rent is $2,114/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12103022802?
6.9% of residents in tract 12103022802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,575.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12103022802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 15th, minority 44th, housing 8th.
Q5
Is tract 12103022802 considered part of Disston Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12103022802 fall within Disston Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12103022802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 103 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 12103022802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.24% of renter households, peaking at 10.5% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12103022802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.11× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 12103022802 compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Tract 12103022802 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of St. Petersburg at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Petersburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in St. Petersburg
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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