1 census tracts · pop 3,862 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Riviera Bay maps to a single census tract in St. Petersburg, FL, population 3,862. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 60% against 33.9% citywide, putting Riviera Bay 26.1% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Set annual rent against average household income of $53,809 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is a renter market: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.
The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 1,099 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $1,441, 13% below the St. Petersburg average of $1,663.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 12.1% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 7.5% in 2017 against a 12.1% peak. Among the 42 mapped neighborhoods of St. Petersburg, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 4.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riviera Bay vs St. PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riviera Bay
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,099Total filings (sum)
10.62%Avg annual filing rate
12.1%Peak year (2013)
7.51%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
214Total filings 2020-21
2.9Avg monthly observed
5.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Riviera Bay
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riviera Bay?
Riviera Bay scores 4.9/10 (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 Riviera Bay compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Riviera Bay scores 1.4 points higher than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,441 vs $1,663.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riviera Bay?
Average gross rent in Riviera Bay is $1,441/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riviera Bay residents are renters?
66% of Riviera Bay households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 3,862 residents.
Q5
Is Riviera Bay a high social-vulnerability area?
Riviera Bay sits in the 74th 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 Riviera Bay for landlords?
Riviera Bay carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 Riviera Bay?
Riviera Bay has 3,917 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60%), Hispanic / Latino (21.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
