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Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Tavares Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12069030804 · Lake, FL · pop 1,388 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

For landlords sizing up the Tavares area of Tavares, census tract 12069030804 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than about 43% of US census tracts.

About 78% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,814 monthly, set against $41,697 in average yearly household income, roughly 52% of income at the averages. About 58% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45% Stable renters 13% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units673
Renter share58.2%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$41,697

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Tavares
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 7 tracts In Tavares
Moderate
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#34 of 75 tracts In Lake
Elevated
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#2,890 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tavares and the region

Centroid at 28.8017, -81.7201 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tavares scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tavares
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,814 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tavares
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tavares
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tavares
6.1

How Tavares compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tavares risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 030804Tavares: 2.32.3Tavaresparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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)

  • 110Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 4.82%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.8%Peak (2010)
  • 6Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120690308042006: 2 filings (2.12/100 renter HHs)2007: 11 filings (11.67/100 renter HHs)2008: 10 filings (10.61/100 renter HHs)2009: 10 filings (10.61/100 renter HHs)2010: 12 filings (3.81/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (3.23/100 renter HHs)2012: 4 filings (1.61/100 renter HHs)2013: 5 filings (2.02/100 renter HHs)2014: 10 filings (4.03/100 renter HHs)2015: 11 filings (4.44/100 renter HHs)2016: 11 filings (3.44/100 renter HHs)2017: 10 filings (3.12/100 renter HHs)2018: 6 filings (1.88/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 200% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Tavares. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tavares

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.5/10. 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 Tavares, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lake County average of 4.8 and in line with 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 83rd 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 110 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 4.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.8% of renter households in 2010.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12069030804

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12069030804?

Census tract 12069030804 in the Tavares neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 12069030804?

Median gross rent is $1,814/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12069030804?

7.2% of residents in tract 12069030804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,388.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12069030804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 62th, minority 49th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 12069030804 considered part of Tavares?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12069030804 fall within Tavares (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12069030804?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 110 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 12069030804 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.82% of renter households, peaking at 3.8% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12069030804 compare to Tavares overall?

Tract 12069030804 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Tavares at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tavares; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tavares

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

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