Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Highland City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105011832 · Polk, FL · pop 4,893 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Highland City
The Moderate-tier score of 4.2/10 for census tract 12105011832 reflects conditions in Highland City, Florida. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,567 a month against an average household income of $77,789 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,794
Renter share37.8%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$77,789
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland City and the region
Centroid at 27.9793, -81.8767 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland City scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Highland City
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,567 rent vs county FMR
6.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland City
1.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland City
1.9
How Highland City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 215Total filings over 17 yrs
- 3.16%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.6%Peak (2008)
- 13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 86% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland City
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 6.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Highland City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Polk County average of 5.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 215 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.6% of renter households in 2008.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105011832
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105011832?
Census tract 12105011832 in Highland City scores 2.5/10 (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 12105011832?
Median gross rent is $1,567/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105011832?
6.6% of residents in tract 12105011832 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,893.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105011832?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 83th, minority 50th, housing 73th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105011832?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 215 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105011832 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.16% of renter households, peaking at 5.6% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105011832 compare to Highland City overall?
Tract 12105011832 scores 2.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Highland City at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Highland City
Top eight tracts in Highland City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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