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Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Betton Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Tallahassee

Tract 12073001702 · Leon, FL · pop 5,411 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

12073001702 is a census tract in the Betton Oaks area of Tallahassee, FL. It scores 3.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,411. Cost burden runs roughly two in three here against 46.4% across Leon County.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 17% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,810
Renter share56.2%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$60,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Betton Oaks
Moderate
Within parent city
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 67 tracts In Tallahassee
Moderate
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#40 of 79 tracts In Leon
Moderate
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#2,414 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tallahassee and the region

Centroid at 30.4828, -84.2549 · click any tract to drill in

Why Betton Oaks scores 3.9

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
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,255 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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 Betton Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Betton Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.9This tracttract 0017024.0Tallahasseeparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Betton Oaks. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Betton Oaks

The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The main counterweight is state political climate at 1.5/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.6/10. On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.4/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Leon County average of 4.1 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,255, close to the Tallahassee average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $60,000.

56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12073001702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12073001702?

Census tract 12073001702 in the Betton Oaks neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 12073001702?

Median gross rent is $1,255/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12073001702?

10.6% of residents in tract 12073001702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,411.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12073001702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 68th, minority 42th, housing 84th.
Q5

Is tract 12073001702 considered part of Betton Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12073001702 fall within Betton Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How does tract 12073001702 compare to Tallahassee overall?

Tract 12073001702 scores 3.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Tallahassee at 4/10. 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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