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Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally

Victoria Palms Eviction Risk: Lower , Clearwater

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

12103026102 is a census tract in the Victoria Palms area of Clearwater, FL. It scores 3.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,225 residents. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3.1
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
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Victoria Palms
Very Low
Within parent city
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 40 tracts In Clearwater
Low
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#192 of 273 tracts In Pinellas
Low
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#3,550 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
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 3.1

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 / state3.1This tracttract 0261023.4Clearwaterparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg 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 12103026102
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 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

Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,322, 20% below the Clearwater average.

Court records carry 237 eviction filings across 18 observed years. Against the Pinellas County average of 3.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points.

The worst year on record was 2008, when 12.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.6% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #65,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 1%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

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

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 3.1/10 (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 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 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Clearwater at 3.4/10. 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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