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Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Sarasota Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12115000900 · Sarasota, FL · pop 2,488 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Sarasota

For landlords sizing up Sarasota in Sarasota County, census tract 12115000900 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 79% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,150 a month while the average household earns $91,972 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 5% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,195
Renter share22.3%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$91,972

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 17 tracts In Sarasota
Low
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 122 tracts In Sarasota
High
Within state
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#2,345 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#49,882 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sarasota and the region

Centroid at 27.3877, -82.5655 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sarasota scores 3.5

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
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,150 rent vs county FMR
6.6
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 Sarasota compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sarasota risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 000900Sarasota: 2.32.3Sarasotaparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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)

  • 116Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 7.62%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.5%Peak (2002)
  • 15Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121150009002002: 44 filings (13.52/100 renter HHs)2003: 18 filings (5.53/100 renter HHs)2015: 24 filings (9.27/100 renter HHs)2016: 15 filings (4.89/100 renter HHs)2018: 15 filings (4.89/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 66% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sarasota

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 116 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 7.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.5% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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 12115000900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115000900?

Census tract 12115000900 in Sarasota scores 3.5/10 (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 12115000900?

Median gross rent is $2,150/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12115000900?

12.0% of residents in tract 12115000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,488.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12115000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 8th, minority 11th, housing 32th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115000900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115000900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.62% of renter households, peaking at 13.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12115000900 compare to Sarasota overall?

Tract 12115000900 scores 3.5/10, 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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