1 census tracts · pop 4,552 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.4
Fossil Park is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Petersburg, FL, population 4,552. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 33.9% citywide, putting Fossil Park 16.8% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.6/10.
The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Average gross rent is $1,301, 22% below the St. Petersburg average of $1,663. The filing record is not thin: 575 evictions logged in this tract.
The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 7.9% of renter households.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2017, is well off that peak.
That places it #8 of 42 neighborhoods in St. Petersburg. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 4.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fossil Park 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 & transport98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fossil Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
575Total filings (sum)
4.52%Avg annual filing rate
7.9%Peak year (2013)
3.26%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
167Total filings 2020-21
2.3Avg monthly observed
2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.88×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Fossil Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fossil Park?
Fossil Park scores 4.4/10 (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 Fossil Park compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Fossil Park scores 0.9 points higher than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,301 vs $1,663.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fossil Park?
Average gross rent in Fossil Park is $1,301/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fossil Park residents are renters?
33% of Fossil Park households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 4,552 residents.
Q5
Is Fossil Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Fossil Park sits in the 84th 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 Fossil Park for landlords?
Fossil Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 St. Petersburg as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fossil Park?
Fossil Park has 4,531 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83.8%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
