Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Sanford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12117021000 · Seminole, FL · pop 5,433 · 55% of tract blocks fall in Sanford

The Moderate-tier score of 4.9/10 for census tract 12117021000 reflects conditions in Sanford, Florida. That is riskier than roughly 36% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 28% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,213 a month while the average household earns $121,483 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 10% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,845

Renter share13.4%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate2.2%

Median income$121,483

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanford and the region

Centroid at 28.7377, -81.2393 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanford scores 2.2

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

2.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,213 rent vs county FMR

6.3

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: 39

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

24%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
25%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sanford

What moves this score most 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 about the same as 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 White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12117021000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12117021000?

Census tract 12117021000 in Sanford scores 2.2/10 (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 12117021000?

Median gross rent is $2,213/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12117021000?

2.2% of residents in tract 12117021000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,433.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12117021000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 76th, minority 72th, housing 25th.

How does tract 12117021000 compare to Sanford overall?

Tract 12117021000 scores 2.2/10, lower 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.