Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Riceland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gainesville
Tract 12001002219 · Alachua County, FL · pop 6,671 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 12001002219, home to 6,671 residents in the Riceland neighborhood of Gainesville, scores 4.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 36% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,424 a month while the average household earns $62,359 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units2,767
Renter share66.1%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$62,359
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
22
th percentile
Low
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gainesville and the region
Centroid at 29.6147, -82.4053 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riceland scores 4.1
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
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,424 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Riceland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%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)
- 661Total filings over 8 yrs
- 5.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.9%Peak (2016)
- 86Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 83% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 451Total filings 2020-21
- 6.2Avg monthly (observed)
- 6.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.98×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Gainesville, FL as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Riceland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riceland
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 about the same as the Alachua County average of 4.9 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 661 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.9% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12001002219
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12001002219?
Census tract 12001002219 in the Riceland neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 12001002219?
Median gross rent is $1,424/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12001002219?
10.1% of residents in tract 12001002219 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,671.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12001002219?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 37th, minority 70th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 12001002219 considered part of Riceland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12001002219 fall within Riceland (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12001002219?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 661 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 12001002219 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.57% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12001002219 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.98× 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 12001002219 compare to Gainesville overall?
Tract 12001002219 scores 4.1/10, 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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