Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

College Town Eviction Risk: Elevated , Tallahassee

Tract 12073000502 · Leon, FL · pop 3,086 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12073000502 (College Town in Tallahassee, Florida) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 75% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 60% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $1,104 a month. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 73% Stable renters 24% Owners 3%

Tract context

Occupied units1,022

Renter share97.4%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate66.6%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tallahassee and the region

Centroid at 30.4384, -84.2910 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Town scores 6.1

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

66.6% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,104 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

95%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

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 score leans hardest on 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 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12073000502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12073000502?

Census tract 12073000502 in the College Town neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 12073000502?

Median gross rent is $1,104/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12073000502?

66.6% of residents in tract 12073000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,086.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12073000502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 2th, minority 45th, housing 91th.

Is tract 12073000502 considered part of College Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12073000502 fall within College Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

How does tract 12073000502 compare to Tallahassee overall?

Tract 12073000502 scores 6.1/10, 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.