2 census tracts · pop 5,651 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.3–4.3
Ponce de Leon takes in 2 census tracts of St. Petersburg, FL and houses 5,651 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a St. Petersburg baseline of 33.9%, 65% 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. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
Filings are well documented here: 668 across 2 observed tracts. Average gross rent is $1,411, 15% below the St. Petersburg average of $1,663. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 12.0% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.2% in 2017 against a 12.0% peak.
Among the 42 mapped neighborhoods of St. Petersburg, it ranks #10 by risk, the upper third. At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Lakewood Terrace and Fossil Park score within a fraction of it. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Ponce de Leon vs St. PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ponce de Leon
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
668Total filings (sum)
6.47%Avg annual filing rate
12.0%Peak year (2013)
8.17%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
281Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.95×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Ponce de Leon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ponce de Leon?
Ponce de Leon scores 4.3/10 (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 Ponce de Leon compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Ponce de Leon scores 0.8 points higher than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,411 vs $1,663.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ponce de Leon?
Average gross rent in Ponce de Leon is $1,411/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ponce de Leon residents are renters?
17% of Ponce de Leon households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 5,651 residents.
Q5
Is Ponce de Leon a high social-vulnerability area?
Ponce de Leon sits in the 69th 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
Which tracts in Ponce de Leon have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ponce de Leon is census tract 12103023000 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 4.3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Ponce de Leon for landlords?
Ponce de Leon carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 Ponce de Leon?
Ponce de Leon has 5,677 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.2%), Hispanic / Latino (13.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
