Within parent city
38
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Auburndale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105012409 · Polk, FL · pop 2,337 · 50% of tract blocks fall in Auburndale
How risky is Auburndale in Polk County for landlords? Census tract 12105012409 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #23,297 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,899 monthly, set against $75,313 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units779
Renter share17.8%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$75,313
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Auburndale and the region
Centroid at 28.1374, -81.7635 · click any tract to drill in
Why Auburndale scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Auburndale
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,899 rent vs county FMR
9.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Auburndale
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Auburndale
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Auburndale
7.4
How Auburndale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 52Total filings over 15 yrs
- 5.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.3%Peak (2007)
- 4Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Auburndale
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Auburndale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Polk County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 52 eviction filings here over 15 tracked years, with about 5.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.3% of renter households in 2007.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105012409
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105012409?
Census tract 12105012409 in Auburndale scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 12105012409?
Median gross rent is $1,899/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105012409?
13.5% of residents in tract 12105012409 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,337.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105012409?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 35th, minority 58th, housing 24th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105012409?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 52 eviction filings across 15 validated years in tract 12105012409 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.50% of renter households, peaking at 9.3% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105012409 compare to Auburndale overall?
Tract 12105012409 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Auburndale at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Auburndale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Auburndale
Top eight tracts in Auburndale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · FL
12105013002
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Auburndale
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12105011604
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12105013200
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12105013103
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
Auburndale
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12105012408
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
Auburndale
2.1
/ 10 · Low
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