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Gillespie Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sarasota

Tract 12115000401 · Sarasota, FL · pop 4,234 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

The Gillespie Park area of Sarasota anchors census tract 12115000401, which lands at 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 36th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,476 monthly, set against $57,327 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 32% Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units2,100
Renter share60.3%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$57,327

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Gillespie Park
Very Low
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 17 tracts In Sarasota
Elevated
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#10 of 122 tracts In Sarasota
Very High
Within state
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#1,651 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sarasota and the region

Centroid at 27.3420, -82.5191 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gillespie Park scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,476 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Gillespie Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gillespie Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.04.0This tracttract 000401Sarasota: 2.32.3Sarasotaparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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)

  • 275Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 4.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.3%Peak (2002)
  • 32Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121150004012002: 94 filings (8.28/100 renter HHs)2003: 87 filings (7.66/100 renter HHs)2015: 39 filings (3.29/100 renter HHs)2016: 23 filings (1.91/100 renter HHs)2018: 32 filings (2.66/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 66% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Gillespie Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gillespie Park

The heaviest input here 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 275 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.3% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 48th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12115000401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115000401?

Census tract 12115000401 in the Gillespie Park neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 12115000401?

Median gross rent is $1,476/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12115000401?

10.1% of residents in tract 12115000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,234.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12115000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 16th, minority 60th, housing 42th.
Q5

Is tract 12115000401 considered part of Gillespie Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12115000401 fall within Gillespie Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115000401?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 275 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115000401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.76% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12115000401 compare to Sarasota overall?

Tract 12115000401 scores 4/10, 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.

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