Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Leesburg Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12069030505 · Lake, FL · pop 3,752 · 73% of tract blocks fall in Leesburg

Leesburg in Lake County anchors census tract 12069030505, which lands at 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

74% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $914 a month against an average household income of $35,609 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 14% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units2,011

Renter share53.6%

SVI overall0.99

Poverty rate15.7%

Median income$35,609

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Leesburg and the region

Centroid at 28.8325, -81.9011 · click any tract to drill in

Why Leesburg scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Leesburg

3.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

15.7% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$914 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Leesburg

9.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Leesburg

8.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Leesburg

8.1

How Leesburg compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

89%Socioeconomic
100%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
96%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Leesburg

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.1/10. 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 Leesburg, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lake County average of 4.8 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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 12069030505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12069030505?

Census tract 12069030505 in Leesburg scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12069030505?

Median gross rent is $914/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12069030505?

15.7% of residents in tract 12069030505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,752.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12069030505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 100th, minority 82th, housing 96th.

How does tract 12069030505 compare to Leesburg overall?

Tract 12069030505 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Leesburg at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Leesburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Leesburg

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