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Victoria Palms Eviction Risk: Lower , Clearwater

Tract 12103026102 · Pinellas, FL · pop 1,225 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Here is how census tract 12103026102, in the Victoria Palms neighborhood of Clearwater eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,225. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,322 monthly, set against $58,125 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 15% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units650
Renter share34.6%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate1.4%
Median income$58,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Victoria Palms
Very High
Within parent city
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#28 of 40 tracts In Clearwater
Low
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#123 of 273 tracts In Pinellas
Elevated
Within state
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#2,345 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Clearwater and the region

Centroid at 27.9931, -82.7936 · click any tract to drill in

Why Victoria Palms scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Clearwater
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
1.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,322 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clearwater
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clearwater
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clearwater
3.5

How Victoria Palms compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Victoria Palms risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 026102Clearwater: 2.62.6Clearwaterparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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)

  • 237Total filings over 18 yrs
  • 5.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.3%Peak (2008)
  • 15Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2017
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121030261022000: 18 filings (8.00/100 renter HHs)2001: 17 filings (7.56/100 renter HHs)2002: 13 filings (5.78/100 renter HHs)2003: 8 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2004: 16 filings (7.11/100 renter HHs)2005: 13 filings (6.95/100 renter HHs)2006: 6 filings (3.21/100 renter HHs)2007: 12 filings (6.41/100 renter HHs)2008: 23 filings (12.29/100 renter HHs)2009: 15 filings (8.02/100 renter HHs)2010: 17 filings (5.11/100 renter HHs)2011: 12 filings (3.40/100 renter HHs)2012: 14 filings (3.97/100 renter HHs)2013: 13 filings (3.68/100 renter HHs)2014: 10 filings (2.83/100 renter HHs)2015: 6 filings (1.70/100 renter HHs)2016: 9 filings (4.13/100 renter HHs)2017: 15 filings (6.88/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 18 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 35Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.47×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2020-10-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2021-06-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2022-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2022-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2023-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 2 filings (2.67× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 2 filings (2.67× baseline)2024-03-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2024-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2024-10-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2024-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2025-10-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2025-11-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Tacoma, WA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Victoria Palms. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Victoria Palms

The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 3.5/10. 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 Clearwater eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Pinellas County average of 4.8 and below 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 26th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 237 eviction filings here over 18 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.3% of renter households in 2008.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12103026102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12103026102?

Census tract 12103026102 in the Victoria Palms neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 12103026102?

Median gross rent is $1,322/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12103026102?

1.4% of residents in tract 12103026102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,225.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12103026102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 3th, minority 32th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 12103026102 considered part of Victoria Palms?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12103026102 fall within Victoria Palms (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12103026102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 237 eviction filings across 18 validated years in tract 12103026102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.59% of renter households, peaking at 12.3% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 12103026102 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.47× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 12103026102 compare to Clearwater overall?

Tract 12103026102 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Clearwater at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clearwater eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Clearwater

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

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