Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Beville Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Gainesville
Tract 12001001605 · Alachua County, FL · pop 8,840 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Beville Heights area of Gainesville is where census tract 12001001605 sits, home to 8,840 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. It lands near the 66th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,261 a month against an average household income of $35,680 a year, roughly 42% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units4,025
Renter share69.5%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate39.6%
Median income$35,680
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
81
th percentile
High
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gainesville and the region
Centroid at 29.6490, -82.3932 · click any tract to drill in
Why Beville Heights scores 6.2
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
39.6% poverty · this tract
9.9
Supply constraint
$1,261 rent vs county FMR
3.0
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 Beville Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 49
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 734Total filings 2020-21
- 10.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 8.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.26×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 Beville Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Beville Heights
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.9/10. 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 1.26x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 49th 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 12001001605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12001001605?
Census tract 12001001605 in the Beville Heights neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 12001001605?
Median gross rent is $1,261/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12001001605?
39.6% of residents in tract 12001001605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,840.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12001001605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 1th, minority 54th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 12001001605 considered part of Beville Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12001001605 fall within Beville Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12001001605 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.26× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Gainesville eviction risk, FL), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12001001605 compare to Gainesville overall?
Tract 12001001605 scores 6.2/10, 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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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.2
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