Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Cypress Gardens Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12105014005 · Polk, FL · pop 3,902 · 47% of tract blocks fall in Cypress Gardens
Cypress Gardens is where census tract 12105014005 sits, home to 3,902 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.4/10. That is riskier than roughly 54% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,464 a month while the average household earns $93,059 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,645
Renter share17.8%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$93,059
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cypress Gardens and the region
Centroid at 27.9790, -81.7141 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cypress Gardens scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cypress Gardens
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,464 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cypress Gardens
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cypress Gardens
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cypress Gardens
5.6
How Cypress Gardens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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)
- 162Total filings over 17 yrs
- 2.41%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2015)
- 13Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 44% over the past 17 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cypress Gardens
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Cypress Gardens, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 162 eviction filings here over 17 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12105014005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12105014005?
Census tract 12105014005 in Cypress Gardens scores 2.8/10 (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 12105014005?
Median gross rent is $1,464/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12105014005?
13.4% of residents in tract 12105014005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,902.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12105014005?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 56th, minority 45th, housing 30th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12105014005?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 162 eviction filings across 17 validated years in tract 12105014005 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.41% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12105014005 compare to Cypress Gardens overall?
Tract 12105014005 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Cypress Gardens at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cypress Gardens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cypress Gardens
Top eight tracts in Cypress Gardens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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