Skip to content
Census Tract · Ranked #58,847 of 84,120 nationally

Southgate Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12115001602 · Sarasota, FL · pop 3,933 · 75% of tract blocks fall in Southgate

Census tract 12115001602 is in Southgate, Florida. It has a population of 3,933 and an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). 55% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 14% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,456/month against a median household income of $71,322 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 15% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,042
Renter share33.9%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$71,322

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 3 tracts In Southgate
Moderate
Within county
63 th percentile
Rank — 63th percentileBottomTop
#46 of 122 tracts In Sarasota
Elevated
Within state
39 th percentile
Rank — 39th percentileBottomTop
#3,117 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
National
30 th percentile
Rank — 30th percentileBottomTop
#58,847 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Southgate and the region

Centroid at 27.3020, -82.5004 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southgate scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Southgate
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,456 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Southgate
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Southgate
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Southgate
5.8

How Southgate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Southgate risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 001602Southgate: 4.44.4Southgateparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 104Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 3.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.7%Peak (2002)
  • 13Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 — 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121150016022002: 26 filings (4.68/100 renter HHs)2003: 19 filings (3.42/100 renter HHs)2015: 26 filings (4.59/100 renter HHs)2016: 20 filings (3.12/100 renter HHs)2018: 13 filings (2.03/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Frequently asked

About tract 12115001602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115001602?

Census tract 12115001602 in Southgate scores 4.7/10 (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 12115001602?

Median gross rent is $1,456/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12115001602?

5.0% of residents in tract 12115001602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,933.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12115001602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 45th, minority 32th, housing 37th.

Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115001602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 104 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115001602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.57% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q6

How does tract 12115001602 compare to Southgate overall?

Tract 12115001602 scores 4.7/10 — higher than the parent city of Southgate at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Southgate; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Southgate

Top eight tracts in Southgate ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Related