Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
College Town Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tallahassee
Tract 12073001200 ·
Leon, FL · pop 1,376 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 5.9/10, tract 12073001200 in the College Town area of Tallahassee ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,376 residents. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.
79% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,128 monthly, set against $24,167 in average yearly household income, roughly 56% of income at the averages. Renters make up 71% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56%Stable renters 15%Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units748
Renter share71.1%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate55.9%
Median income$24,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
29th percentile
#6 of 8 tracts In College Town
Low
Within parent city
74th percentile
#18 of 67 tracts In Tallahassee
Elevated
Within county
78th percentile
#18 of 79 tracts In Leon
High
Within state
98th percentile
#130 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tallahassee and the region
Centroid at 30.4296, -84.2973 · click any tract to drill in
Why College Town scores 5.9
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
55.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,128 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
90%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
60%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)
584Total filings over 13 yrs
9.77%Avg annual filing rate
16.0%Peak (2007)
31Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year2006 to 2018
Filings dropped 61% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within College Town. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 584 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 9.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.0% of renter households in 2007.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 67th 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 12073001200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12073001200?
Census tract 12073001200 in the College Town neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 12073001200?
Median gross rent is $1,128/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12073001200?
55.9% of residents in tract 12073001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,376.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12073001200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 5th, minority 85th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 12073001200 considered part of College Town?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12073001200 fall within College Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12073001200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 584 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 12073001200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.77% of renter households, peaking at 16.0% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12073001200 compare to Tallahassee overall?
Tract 12073001200 scores 5.9/10, 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.