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Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Venice Beach Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12115002304 · Sarasota, FL · pop 2,361 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 12115002304 covers Venice Beach in Venice, home to 2,361 residents. For landlords it grades 4.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #61,982 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 71% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,325 a month against an average household income of $72,292 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 9% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,351
Renter share30.8%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$72,292

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Venice Beach
Very Low
Within parent city
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 12 tracts In Venice
Low
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#58 of 122 tracts In Sarasota
Moderate
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#3,685 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Venice and the region

Centroid at 27.1056, -82.4573 · click any tract to drill in

Why Venice Beach scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Venice
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,325 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Venice
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Venice
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Venice
6.6

How Venice Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Venice Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 002304Venice: 2.22.2Veniceparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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)

  • 22Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 1.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2002)
  • 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121150023042002: 8 filings (2.58/100 renter HHs)2003: 2 filings (0.65/100 renter HHs)2015: 4 filings (1.04/100 renter HHs)2016: 3 filings (0.70/100 renter HHs)2018: 5 filings (1.17/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 38% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Venice Beach. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Venice Beach

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 Venice, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 22 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.6% of renter households in 2002.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12115002304

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115002304?

Census tract 12115002304 in the Venice Beach neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 12115002304?

Median gross rent is $1,325/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12115002304?

7.0% of residents in tract 12115002304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,361.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12115002304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 25th, minority 26th, housing 65th.
Q5

Is tract 12115002304 considered part of Venice Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12115002304 fall within Venice Beach (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115002304?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115002304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.23% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12115002304 compare to Venice overall?

Tract 12115002304 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Venice at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Venice; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Venice

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

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