Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
St. Augustine South Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12109021302 · St. Johns, FL · pop 5,371 · 78% of tract blocks fall in St. Augustine South
St. Augustine South in St. Johns County anchors census tract 12109021302, which lands at 3.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 3% of US census tracts.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,405 monthly, set against $76,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,270
Renter share11.3%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$76,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
17
th percentile
Very Low
National
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across St. Augustine South and the region
Centroid at 29.8491, -81.3144 · click any tract to drill in
Why St. Augustine South scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from St. Augustine South
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,405 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Augustine South
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Augustine South
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Augustine South
1.7
How St. Augustine South compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%Housing & transportation
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)
- 48Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.7%Peak (2009)
- 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 44% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in St. Augustine South
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 3.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from St. Augustine South, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the St. Johns County average of 3.9 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 48 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.7% of renter households in 2009.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 12109021302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12109021302?
Census tract 12109021302 in St. Augustine South 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 12109021302?
Median gross rent is $1,405/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12109021302?
2.2% of residents in tract 12109021302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,371.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12109021302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 14th, minority 23th, housing 22th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12109021302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12109021302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.38% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12109021302 compare to St. Augustine South overall?
Tract 12109021302 scores 2.2/10, right in line with the parent city of St. Augustine South at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Augustine South; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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