Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
West Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gainesville
Tract 12001001702 · Alachua County, FL · pop 5,524 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
In the West Park area of Gainesville, census tract 12001001702 scores 4.6/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #61,764 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,310 a month while the average household earns $77,283 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,388
Renter share16.9%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$77,283
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gainesville and the region
Centroid at 29.6703, -82.3973 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Park scores 4
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
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,310 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 West Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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)
- 50Total filings over 8 yrs
- 1.56%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.9%Peak (2017)
- 6Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 31Total filings 2020-21
- 0.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.78×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Gainesville, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Park
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Gainesville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Alachua County average of 4.9 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 50 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 1.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2017.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12001001702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12001001702?
Census tract 12001001702 in the West Park neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 12001001702?
Median gross rent is $1,310/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12001001702?
11.3% of residents in tract 12001001702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,524.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12001001702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 51th, minority 32th, housing 18th.
Q5
Is tract 12001001702 considered part of West Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12001001702 fall within West Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12001001702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 50 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 12001001702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.56% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12001001702 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.78× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Gainesville eviction risk, FL), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 12001001702 compare to Gainesville overall?
Tract 12001001702 scores 4/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gainesville
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Hume Residential Area
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Yulee Residential Area
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Fraternity Row
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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Idylwild
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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University Village South
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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Beville Heights
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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