Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Matoaka Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12081000808 · Manatee, FL · pop 6,219 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 12081000808 belongs to Matoaka Heights in Manatee, Florida. It is home to 6,219 residents and scores 4.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #64,187 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,770 a month while the average household earns $71,778 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,994
Renter share11.6%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$71,778
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Manatee and the region
Centroid at 27.4134, -82.5017 · click any tract to drill in
Why Matoaka Heights scores 2.7
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
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,770 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 34Total filings over 4 yrs
- 2.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2003)
- 10Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 43% 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 below the Manatee County average of 5.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 34 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th 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 12081000808
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12081000808?
Census tract 12081000808 in the Matoaka Heights neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 12081000808?
Median gross rent is $1,770/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12081000808?
3.8% of residents in tract 12081000808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,219.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12081000808?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 27th, minority 27th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 12081000808 considered part of Matoaka Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12081000808 fall within Matoaka Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12081000808?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12081000808 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.90% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
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