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Census Tract · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally

Sanford Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12117020401 · Seminole, FL · pop 1,480 · 75% of tract blocks fall in Sanford

Census tract 12117020401 covers part of Sanford, FL, and scores 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,480. The severe-burden share is 35%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 28% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units698
Renter share55.4%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$50,952

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 18 tracts In Sanford
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 89 tracts In Seminole
High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#259 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
National
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#20,506 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanford and the region

Centroid at 28.7963, -81.2839 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanford scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sanford
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,355 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sanford
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sanford
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sanford
7.5

How Sanford compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sanford risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.8This tracttract 0204014.4Sanfordparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sanford

The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.6/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Against the Seminole County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.6 points. Disability prevalence runs 45.1% against 31.5% nationally.

Adults with no health insurance runs 24.3% against 11.3% nationally. The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Average gross rent is $1,355, 16% below the Sanford average.

That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. about half of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $50,952.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 12117020401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12117020401?

Census tract 12117020401 in Sanford scores 5.8/10 (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 12117020401?

Median gross rent is $1,355/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12117020401?

24.8% of residents in tract 12117020401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,480.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12117020401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 70th, minority 87th, housing 86th.
Q5

How does tract 12117020401 compare to Sanford overall?

Tract 12117020401 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Sanford at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sanford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sanford

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

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