Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Crystal Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12105011731 · Polk, FL · pop 5,480 · 83% of tract blocks fall in Crystal Lake
Census tract 12105011731 covers Crystal Lake, home to 5,480 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #20,691 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,286 a month while the average household earns $54,968 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,211
Renter share42.8%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate24.6%
Median income$54,968
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
88
th percentile
High
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Crystal Lake and the region
Centroid at 28.0365, -81.9168 · click any tract to drill in
Why Crystal Lake scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Crystal Lake
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
24.6% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,286 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Crystal Lake
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Crystal Lake
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Crystal Lake
8.0
How Crystal Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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)
- 1,392Total filings over 17 yrs
- 12.53%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.6%Peak (2001)
- 37Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 64% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Crystal Lake
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Crystal Lake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Polk County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 81st 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,392 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 12.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.6% of renter households in 2001.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105011731
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011731?
Census tract 12105011731 in Crystal Lake scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 12105011731?
Median gross rent is $1,286/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105011731?
24.6% of residents in tract 12105011731 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,480.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011731?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 23th, minority 62th, housing 94th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105011731?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,392 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105011731 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.53% of renter households, peaking at 19.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105011731 compare to Crystal Lake overall?
Tract 12105011731 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Crystal Lake at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Crystal Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Crystal Lake
Top eight tracts in Crystal Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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