2 census tracts · pop 6,067 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4–4.2
Highland Oaks takes in 2 census tracts of St. Petersburg, FL, population 6,067. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, Moderate tier. Against a St. Petersburg baseline of 33.9%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 745 eviction filings.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 14.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 8.4% in 2017, is well off that peak. Among the 42 mapped neighborhoods of St. Petersburg, it ranks #12 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Holiday Park and Bridgewater Place.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $1,608, close to the St. Petersburg average.
With little internal variation, 4.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Oaks vs St. PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Oaks
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
745Total filings (sum)
9.18%Avg annual filing rate
14.9%Peak year (2016)
8.35%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
581Total filings 2020-21
4.0Avg monthly observed
5.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.81×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Highland Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Oaks?
Highland Oaks scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 Highland Oaks compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Highland Oaks scores 0.6 points higher than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,608 vs $1,663.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Oaks?
Average gross rent in Highland Oaks is $1,608/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Oaks residents are renters?
31% of Highland Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 6,067 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Oaks sits in the 79th 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
Which tracts in Highland Oaks have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Oaks is census tract 12103020109 (score 4.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 4.2, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Oaks for landlords?
Highland Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 St. Petersburg as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Oaks?
Highland Oaks has 7,481 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
