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Model Land Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , St. Augustine

Tract 12109020400 · St. Johns, FL · pop 3,505 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Model Land Historic District area of St. Augustine is where census tract 12109020400 sits, home to 3,505 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. That is riskier than about 12% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,468 a month against an average household income of $64,219 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 17% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units905
Renter share53.1%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate18.9%
Median income$64,219

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Model Land Historic District
Very Low
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In St. Augustine
High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 50 tracts In St. Johns
Very High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#1,422 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across St. Augustine and the region

Centroid at 29.8842, -81.3151 · click any tract to drill in

Why Model Land Historic District scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from St. Augustine
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
18.9% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,468 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Augustine
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Augustine
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Augustine
1.8

How Model Land Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Model Land Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 020400St. Augustine: 2.32.3St. Augustineparent cityCounty: 2.22.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

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)

  • 85Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 3.07%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.5%Peak (2008)
  • 7Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121090204002006: 19 filings (3.29/100 renter HHs)2008: 26 filings (4.50/100 renter HHs)2009: 18 filings (3.11/100 renter HHs)2010: 15 filings (2.38/100 renter HHs)2018: 7 filings (2.06/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 63% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Model Land Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Model Land Historic District

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.7/10. 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, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 85 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2008.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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 12109020400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12109020400?

Census tract 12109020400 in the Model Land Historic District neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 12109020400?

Median gross rent is $1,468/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12109020400?

18.9% of residents in tract 12109020400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,505.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12109020400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 4th, minority 21th, housing 62th.
Q5

Is tract 12109020400 considered part of Model Land Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12109020400 fall within Model Land Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12109020400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 85 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12109020400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.07% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12109020400 compare to St. Augustine overall?

Tract 12109020400 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of St. Augustine at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Augustine; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in St. Augustine

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

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