Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Highland City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105011838 · Polk, FL · pop 4,004 · 51% of tract blocks fall in Highland City
In Highland City, census tract 12105011838 scores 4.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 14% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,825 a month against an average household income of $99,055 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,467
Renter share16.4%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$99,055
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland City and the region
Centroid at 27.9490, -81.8982 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland City scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highland City
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,825 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland City
1.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland City
1.9
How Highland City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland City
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 8.7/10. 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 Highland City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Polk County average of 5.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105011838
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011838?
Census tract 12105011838 in Highland City scores 1.9/10 (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 12105011838?
Median gross rent is $1,825/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105011838?
1.9% of residents in tract 12105011838 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,004.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011838?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 52th, minority 62th, housing 2th.
Q5
How does tract 12105011838 compare to Highland City overall?
Tract 12105011838 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Highland City at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Highland City
Top eight tracts in Highland City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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