Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Idylwild Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gainesville
Tract 12001000809 · Alachua County, FL · pop 1,362 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
In the Idylwild area of Gainesville, census tract 12001000809 scores 5.5/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,152 a month while the average household earns $39,178 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 82% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 42%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units819
Renter share82.3%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate33.5%
Median income$39,178
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
97
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gainesville and the region
Centroid at 29.6310, -82.3480 · click any tract to drill in
Why Idylwild scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gainesville
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
33.5% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$1,152 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gainesville
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gainesville
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gainesville
4.0
How Idylwild compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 115Total filings over 8 yrs
- 2.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.7%Peak (2013)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 55Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Gainesville, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Idylwild. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Idylwild
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.4/10. 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 Gainesville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Alachua County average of 4.9 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.00x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 115 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.7% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12001000809
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12001000809?
Census tract 12001000809 in the Idylwild neighborhood 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 12001000809?
Median gross rent is $1,152/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12001000809?
33.5% of residents in tract 12001000809 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,362.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12001000809?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 4th, minority 58th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 12001000809 considered part of Idylwild?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12001000809 fall within Idylwild (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12001000809?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 115 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 12001000809 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.64% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12001000809 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.00× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Gainesville eviction risk, FL), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 12001000809 compare to Gainesville overall?
Tract 12001000809 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Gainesville at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gainesville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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