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Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Sarasota Springs Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12115001503 · Sarasota, FL · pop 3,543

Tract 12115001503 covers Sarasota Springs in Florida. Home to 3,543 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #50,909 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,038 a month against an average household income of $78,867 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 9% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,347
Renter share18.9%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate14.2%
Median income$78,867

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Sarasota Springs
Very High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 122 tracts In Sarasota
High
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#3,043 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#58,384 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sarasota Springs and the region

Centroid at 27.3122, -82.4790 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sarasota Springs scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sarasota Springs
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.2% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$2,038 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sarasota Springs
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sarasota Springs
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sarasota Springs
7.0

How Sarasota Springs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sarasota Springs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 001503Sarasota Springs: 2.22.2Sarasota Springsparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 64Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 5.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.0%Peak (2002)
  • 9Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121150015032002: 16 filings (9.02/100 renter HHs)2003: 13 filings (7.33/100 renter HHs)2015: 15 filings (6.70/100 renter HHs)2016: 11 filings (3.00/100 renter HHs)2018: 9 filings (2.45/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 44% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sarasota Springs

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Sarasota Springs, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Sarasota County average of 4.5 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 64 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 5.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2002.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12115001503

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115001503?

Census tract 12115001503 in Sarasota Springs scores 3/10 (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 12115001503?

Median gross rent is $2,038/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12115001503?

14.2% of residents in tract 12115001503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,543.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12115001503?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 38th, minority 28th, housing 6th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115001503?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 64 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115001503 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.70% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12115001503 compare to Sarasota Springs overall?

Tract 12115001503 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Sarasota Springs at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sarasota Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sarasota Springs

Top eight tracts in Sarasota Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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