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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

East Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Pensacola

Tract 12033001002 · Escambia, FL · pop 2,574 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

How risky is the East Hill area of Pensacola for landlords? Census tract 12033001002 scores 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 16th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,193 a month while the average household earns $54,946 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 57% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 27% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,569
Renter share56.9%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$54,946

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In East Hill
Elevated
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 16 tracts In Pensacola
High
Within county
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#44 of 78 tracts In Escambia
Moderate
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#1,782 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pensacola and the region

Centroid at 30.4227, -87.1810 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Hill scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pensacola
2.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,193 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pensacola
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pensacola
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pensacola
2.5

How East Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 001002Pensacola: 2.32.3Pensacolaparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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)

  • 93Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.01%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.4%Peak (2006)
  • 11Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2010
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120330010022006: 41 filings (5.41/100 renter HHs)2007: 27 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2009: 14 filings (1.85/100 renter HHs)2010: 11 filings (1.23/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 73% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Hill

What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.5/10. 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 Pensacola, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Escambia 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 93 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd 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 12033001002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12033001002?

Census tract 12033001002 in the East Hill neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 12033001002?

Median gross rent is $1,193/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12033001002?

14.0% of residents in tract 12033001002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,574.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12033001002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 8th, minority 40th, housing 17th.
Q5

Is tract 12033001002 considered part of East Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12033001002 fall within East Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12033001002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 93 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12033001002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.01% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12033001002 compare to Pensacola overall?

Tract 12033001002 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Pensacola at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pensacola; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pensacola

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

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