Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Ember Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Pensacola
Tract 12033002900 · Escambia, FL · pop 4,388 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Eviction risk in the Ember Ridge neighborhood of West Pensacola centers on tract 12033002900, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,388 residents. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,142 a month against an average household income of $42,000 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,922
Renter share43.2%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate23.5%
Median income$42,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Pensacola and the region
Centroid at 30.4212, -87.2862 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ember Ridge scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Pensacola
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
23.5% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,142 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Pensacola
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Pensacola
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Pensacola
8.8
How Ember Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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)
- 154Total filings over 4 yrs
- 5.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.0%Peak (2006)
- 40Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 23% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ember Ridge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ember Ridge
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 West Pensacola, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Escambia 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 82nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 154 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.0% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12033002900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12033002900?
Census tract 12033002900 in the Ember Ridge neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 12033002900?
Median gross rent is $1,142/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12033002900?
23.5% of residents in tract 12033002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,388.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12033002900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 95th, minority 59th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 12033002900 considered part of Ember Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12033002900 fall within Ember Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12033002900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 154 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12033002900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.81% of renter households, peaking at 8.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12033002900 compare to West Pensacola overall?
Tract 12033002900 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of West Pensacola at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Pensacola; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Pensacola
Top eight tracts in West Pensacola ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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