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Gillespie Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sarasota

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

With a score of 5/10, tract 12115000401 in the Gillespie Park area of Sarasota, FL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,234 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.

Risk score
5
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
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#1,051 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
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 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
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 / state5.0This tracttract 0004014.2Sarasotaparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg 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 12115000401
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

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10.

17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against the Sarasota County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 275 filings here across 5 tracked years. At $1,476 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Sarasota commands.

The worst year on record was 2002, when 8.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.8% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 5.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 47% of renters.

Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $57,327.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 5/10 (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 5/10, higher than the parent city of Sarasota at 4.2/10. 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.
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