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Palmetto Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12081001300 · Manatee, FL · pop 3,822 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 12081001300 sits in Palmetto in Palmetto, Florida eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. That is riskier than about 43% of US census tracts.

About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,457 a month while the average household earns $68,026 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 10% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,420
Renter share39.0%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$68,026

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Palmetto
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Palmetto
Very Low
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#51 of 93 tracts In Manatee
Moderate
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#2,890 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Palmetto and the region

Centroid at 27.5146, -82.5873 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palmetto scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Palmetto
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,457 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palmetto
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palmetto
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palmetto
7.4

How Palmetto compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Palmetto risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.13.1This tracttract 001300Palmetto: 2.32.3Palmettoparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

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)

  • 98Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 6.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.9%Peak (2003)
  • 26Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120810013002002: 18 filings (4.25/100 renter HHs)2003: 29 filings (6.85/100 renter HHs)2015: 25 filings (6.58/100 renter HHs)2016: 26 filings (7.08/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 44% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Palmetto. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palmetto

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 inherited from Palmetto, 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 riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 98 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 6.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.9% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12081001300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12081001300?

Census tract 12081001300 in the Palmetto neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 12081001300?

Median gross rent is $1,457/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12081001300?

4.1% of residents in tract 12081001300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,822.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12081001300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 66th, minority 53th, housing 95th.
Q5

Is tract 12081001300 considered part of Palmetto?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12081001300 fall within Palmetto (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12081001300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 98 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12081001300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.19% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12081001300 compare to Palmetto overall?

Tract 12081001300 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Palmetto at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palmetto; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Palmetto

Top eight tracts in Palmetto ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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