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College Town Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tallahassee

Tract 12073000501 · Leon, FL · pop 753 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Here is how census tract 12073000501, in College Town in Tallahassee eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 753. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $1,173 a month. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 60% Stable renters 40% Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units577
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate79.2%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 8 tracts In College Town
Very Low
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#20 of 67 tracts In Tallahassee
Elevated
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 79 tracts In Leon
Elevated
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#279 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tallahassee and the region

Centroid at 30.4358, -84.2935 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Town scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tallahassee
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
79.2% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,173 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tallahassee
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tallahassee
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tallahassee
3.5

How College Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
College Town risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 000501Tallahassee: 2.92.9Tallahasseeparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within College Town. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in College Town

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Tallahassee eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Leon County average of 5.0 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 21st 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 12073000501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12073000501?

Census tract 12073000501 in the College Town neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 12073000501?

Median gross rent is $1,173/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12073000501?

79.2% of residents in tract 12073000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 753.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12073000501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 0th, minority 13th, housing 34th.
Q5

Is tract 12073000501 considered part of College Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12073000501 fall within College Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 12073000501 compare to Tallahassee overall?

Tract 12073000501 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Tallahassee at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tallahassee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tallahassee

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

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