Lakeland Eviction Risk: Moderate

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Disability prevalence runs 45.9% against 31.5% nationally.

Adults with no health insurance runs 25.2% against 11.3% nationally. 16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 2/10.

Cost burden runs 53% here against 45.8% across Polk County. The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Court records carry 1,103 eviction filings across 17 observed years. At $1,197 a month, rents run 14% under what the rest of Lakeland commands. It sits 0.7 points above the Polk County average of 3.9.

The worst year on record was 2000, when 19.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 8.4% of renter households face a filing.

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