1 census tracts · pop 2,306 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Old Southeast is a one-tract neighborhood of St. Petersburg, FL and houses 2,306 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Cost burden runs 42% against 33.9% citywide, putting Old Southeast 7.8% over its own city.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 660 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2005 at 13.9% of renter households.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The most recent observed rate, 4.2% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Among the 42 mapped neighborhoods of St. Petersburg, it ranks #32 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Bay Breeze Cove and Euclid Heights score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,738, close to the St. Petersburg average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $88,611. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Old Southeast vs St. PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Old Southeast
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
660Total filings (sum)
8.37%Avg annual filing rate
13.9%Peak year (2005)
4.18%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
103Total filings 2020-21
1.4Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.94×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Old Southeast
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Southeast?
Old Southeast scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Old Southeast compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Old Southeast scores 0.5 points lower than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,738 vs $1,663.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Southeast?
Average gross rent in Old Southeast is $1,738/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Southeast residents are renters?
31% of Old Southeast households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 2,306 residents.
Q5
Is Old Southeast a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Southeast sits in the 52nd 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 Old Southeast for landlords?
Old Southeast carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Southeast?
Old Southeast has 2,353 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
