Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Cherokee Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Sarasota
Tract 12115000601 · Sarasota, FL · pop 2,322 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 12115000601 covers Cherokee Park in Sarasota in Florida. Home to 2,322 residents, it scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 85% of renter households, a severe level, and 61% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,052 a month while the average household earns $98,182 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,082
Renter share13.8%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$98,182
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sarasota and the region
Centroid at 27.3079, -82.5370 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cherokee Park scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sarasota
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$2,052 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sarasota
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sarasota
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sarasota
7.3
How Cherokee Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 16%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)
- 24Total filings over 5 yrs
- 1.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.4%Peak (2003)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cherokee Park
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 24 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.4% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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 12115000601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115000601?
Census tract 12115000601 in the Cherokee Park neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 12115000601?
Median gross rent is $2,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12115000601?
10.7% of residents in tract 12115000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,322.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12115000601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 15th, minority 27th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 12115000601 considered part of Cherokee Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12115000601 fall within Cherokee Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115000601?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115000601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.91% of renter households, peaking at 3.4% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12115000601 compare to Sarasota overall?
Tract 12115000601 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Sarasota at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sarasota; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sarasota
Top eight tracts in Sarasota ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · FL
12115001000
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
Gillespie Park
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
Rosemary District
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12115000405
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Towles Court
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Avondale
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Gillespie Park
4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Rosemary District
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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