3 census tracts · pop 6,436 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3–4.3
Downtown spans 3 census tracts of St. Petersburg, FL and houses 6,436 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 67% against 33.9% citywide, putting Downtown 33.1% over its own city.
37% 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. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.3. A 1.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
Average gross rent is $1,794, 8% above the St. Petersburg average of $1,663. Among the 42 mapped neighborhoods of St. Petersburg, it ranks #20 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, North Kenwood and Historic Uptown score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $79,887.
51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown vs St. PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
258Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly observed
1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.52×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Downtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown?
Downtown scores 3.7/10 (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.
Q2
How does Downtown compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Downtown scores 0.2 points higher than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 67% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,794 vs $1,663.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown?
Average gross rent in Downtown is $1,794/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown residents are renters?
51% of Downtown households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 6,436 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown sits in the 49th 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 Downtown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown is census tract 12103021502 (score 4.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.3, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown for landlords?
Downtown carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 St. Petersburg as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown?
Downtown has 6,696 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (79.1%), Hispanic / Latino (9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
