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

Desoto Acres Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12115001101 · Sarasota, FL · pop 4,336 · 25% of tract blocks fall in Desoto Acres

Tract 12115001101 covers Desoto Acres in Sarasota County in Florida. Home to 4,336 residents, it scores 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 7% of US census tracts.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,394 monthly, set against $58,017 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 16% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,932
Renter share29.7%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$58,017

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Desoto Acres
Moderate
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 122 tracts In Sarasota
Elevated
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 Desoto Acres and the region

Centroid at 27.3761, -82.5241 · click any tract to drill in

Why Desoto Acres scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Desoto Acres
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,394 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Desoto Acres
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Desoto Acres
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Desoto Acres
1.5

How Desoto Acres compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Desoto Acres risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 001101Desoto Acres: 2.02.0Desoto Acresparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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)

  • 172Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 5.26%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.3%Peak (2015)
  • 43Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121150011012002: 27 filings (4.87/100 renter HHs)2003: 29 filings (5.23/100 renter HHs)2015: 43 filings (6.27/100 renter HHs)2016: 30 filings (4.08/100 renter HHs)2018: 43 filings (5.84/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 59% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Desoto Acres

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 2.6/10. 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 Desoto Acres, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 172 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 70th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 12115001101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115001101?

Census tract 12115001101 in Desoto Acres 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 12115001101?

Median gross rent is $1,394/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12115001101?

8.7% of residents in tract 12115001101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,336.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12115001101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 81th, minority 63th, housing 87th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115001101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 172 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115001101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.26% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12115001101 compare to Desoto Acres overall?

Tract 12115001101 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Desoto Acres at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Desoto Acres; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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