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

Sanford Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12117020902 · Seminole, FL · pop 2,628 · 74% of tract blocks fall in Sanford

Census tract 12117020902 covers part of Sanford, FL, and scores 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,628. 41% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 17% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,223
Renter share35.8%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate34.7%
Median income$44,219

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 18 tracts In Sanford
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 89 tracts In Seminole
Very 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 28.7778, -81.2681 · 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
34.7% poverty · this tract
8.7
Supply constraint
$1,494 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 0209024.4Sanfordparent city4.2Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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. Set annual rent against average income of $44,219 and the ratio lands at 41%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 8.7/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.6/10. It sits 1.6 points above the Seminole County average of 4.2. Adults with no health insurance runs 23.1% against 11.3% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #20,506 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.5/10.

Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 53% of renters.

Average gross rent is $1,494, close to the Sanford average.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12117020902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12117020902?

Census tract 12117020902 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 12117020902?

Median gross rent is $1,494/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12117020902?

34.7% of residents in tract 12117020902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,628.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12117020902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 61th, minority 65th, housing 88th.
Q5

How does tract 12117020902 compare to Sanford overall?

Tract 12117020902 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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