Neighborhood · St. Petersburg, FL

Meadowlawn Eviction Risk: Lower

4 census tracts · pop 18,257 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10 · range 3–4.6

Meadowlawn is a 4-tract neighborhood of St. Petersburg, FL, population 18,257. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.

Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.7/10. Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.7/10.

Court records carry 2,096 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 18.2% of renter households.

Cost burden runs 37% against 33.9% citywide, putting Meadowlawn 3.0% over its own city. Average gross rent is $1,522, 8% below the St. Petersburg average of $1,663.

The most recent observed rate, 4.1% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #17 of 42 neighborhoods in St. Petersburg.

Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Grand Central and Edgemoor.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

4 tracts · population-weighted

Meadowlawn vs St. Petersburg How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

36.9% +9%

St. Petersburg: 33.9%

Average gross rent

$1,522 -8%

St. Petersburg: $1,663

Average HH income

$69,262 -12%

St. Petersburg: $78,724

Poverty rate

11.6% -1%

St. Petersburg: 11.7%

Renter share

23.9% -36%

St. Petersburg: 37.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Meadowlawn and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3–4.6

Why Meadowlawn scores 3.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.5 across tracts

5.1

Rent control risk

37% of income on rent · Range 1.5–7.3 across tracts

2.7

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–3.0 across tracts

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

24% renter households · Range 4.5–7.8 across tracts

5.2

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 4.0–7.0 across tracts

4.6

Economic stress

11.6% below poverty line · Range 2.4–3.6 across tracts

2.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.8 across tracts

2.8

Risk score comparison

Meadowlawn vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Meadowlawn?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 1.6 points from 3 to 4.6. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.

Tracts as heat grid

4.6 4.4 3.3 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

4 tracts in Meadowlawn

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
12103024601	4.6	3,883	39%	$1,148
12103024413	4.4	4,904	38%	$1,123
12103024302	3.3	4,569	44%	$1,941
12103024301	3	4,901	28%	$1,827

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 59

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 61%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 50%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 42%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 59%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Meadowlawn

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

2,096Total filings (sum)
4.90%Avg annual filing rate
18.2%Peak year (2016)
3.73%Latest filed (2017)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

478Total filings 2020-21
1.5Avg monthly observed
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.83×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).

Frequently asked

About Meadowlawn

What is the eviction-risk score for Meadowlawn?

Meadowlawn scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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.

How does Meadowlawn compare to St. Petersburg overall?

Meadowlawn scores 0.3 points higher than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,522 vs $1,663.

What is the average rent in Meadowlawn?

Average gross rent in Meadowlawn is $1,522/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Meadowlawn residents are renters?

24% of Meadowlawn households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 18,257 residents.

Is Meadowlawn a high social-vulnerability area?

Meadowlawn sits in the 59th 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.

Which tracts in Meadowlawn have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Meadowlawn is census tract 12103024601 (score 4.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.6, a spread of 1.6 points.

How safe is Meadowlawn for landlords?

Meadowlawn carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Meadowlawn?

Meadowlawn has 18,242 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.1%), Hispanic / Latino (9.8%), Other / Multiracial (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Meadowlawn

5.4 Heritage Oaks 2 tracts · pop 5,657 4.3 Duval Park 4 tracts · pop 12,571 5 Pinellas Park 2 tracts · pop 11,419 4.3 Ponce de Leon 2 tracts · pop 5,651 4.2 Bridgewater Place 3 tracts · pop 11,502 3.3 Disston Heights 4 tracts · pop 16,404

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside St. Petersburg

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Meadowlawn.

3.8 Grand Central 1 tracts · pop 2,290 3.8 Edgemoor 1 tracts · pop 4,057 3.7 Downtown 3 tracts · pop 6,436 3.7 Historic Uptown 2 tracts · pop 3,599 3.7 North Kenwood 1 tracts · pop 3,168 3.9 Bear Creek 6 tracts · pop 17,727

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