1 census tracts · pop 2,635 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 4–4
Magnolia Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Petersburg, FL, population 2,635. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Cost burden runs 42% against 33.9% citywide, putting Magnolia Heights 8.5% over its own city. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Court records for this tract carry 374 eviction filings. At $1,403 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of St. Petersburg commands. Filing activity peaked in 2002 at 12.4% of renter households.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 4.8% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 42 mapped neighborhoods of St. Petersburg, it ranks #14 by risk, the upper third. At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Roser Park and Holiday Park.
One tract means one number: 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
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Magnolia Heights vs St. PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Magnolia Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
374Total filings (sum)
5.29%Avg annual filing rate
12.4%Peak year (2002)
4.82%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
76Total filings 2020-21
1.0Avg monthly observed
1.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.73×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Magnolia Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Magnolia Heights?
Magnolia Heights scores 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 Magnolia Heights compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Magnolia Heights scores 0.5 points higher than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,403 vs $1,663.
Q3
What is the average rent in Magnolia Heights?
Average gross rent in Magnolia Heights is $1,403/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Magnolia Heights residents are renters?
21% of Magnolia Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 2,635 residents.
Q5
Is Magnolia Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Magnolia Heights sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Magnolia Heights for landlords?
Magnolia Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 Magnolia Heights?
Magnolia Heights has 2,671 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.3%), Hispanic / Latino (13.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
