Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
Matoaka Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12081000805 · Manatee, FL · pop 7,836 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.7/10 for census tract 12081000805 reflects conditions in the Matoaka Heights area of Manatee, Florida. That is riskier than roughly 30% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 81% of renter households, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,834 monthly, set against $66,667 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units3,526
Renter share37.4%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate11.0%
Median income$66,667
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Manatee and the region
Centroid at 27.4196, -82.5289 · click any tract to drill in
Why Matoaka Heights scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.0% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,834 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Matoaka Heights 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.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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)
- 111Total filings over 4 yrs
- 12.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.7%Peak (2003)
- 30Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 30% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Matoaka Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Matoaka Heights
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Florida eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Manatee County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 111 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 12.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.7% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12081000805
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12081000805?
Census tract 12081000805 in the Matoaka Heights neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 12081000805?
Median gross rent is $1,834/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12081000805?
11.0% of residents in tract 12081000805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,836.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12081000805?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 65th, minority 49th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 12081000805 considered part of Matoaka Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12081000805 fall within Matoaka Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12081000805?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 111 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12081000805 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.14% of renter households, peaking at 25.7% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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