Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Sanford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12117020905 · Seminole, FL · pop 4,990 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Sanford

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12117020905 (Sanford in Seminole County, Florida) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,239 a month against an average household income of $76,340 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 13% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,689

Renter share20.3%

SVI overall0.62

Poverty rate4.8%

Median income$76,340

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanford and the region

Centroid at 28.7482, -81.2827 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanford scores 3.2

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

4.8% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$1,239 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

57%Socioeconomic
77%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sanford

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Sanford eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Seminole County average of 5.2 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 62nd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12117020905

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12117020905?

Census tract 12117020905 in Sanford scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12117020905?

Median gross rent is $1,239/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12117020905?

4.8% of residents in tract 12117020905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,990.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12117020905?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 77th, minority 67th, housing 41th.

How does tract 12117020905 compare to Sanford overall?

Tract 12117020905 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Sanford at 2.5/10. 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.