Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Fruit Cove Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12109020803 · St. Johns, FL · pop 5,940
Census tract 12109020803 runs through Fruit Cove. With 5,940 residents, it scores 4.5/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #64,279 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,265 a month against an average household income of $134,006 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,893
Renter share9.1%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$134,006
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
0
th percentile
Very Low
National
2
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fruit Cove and the region
Centroid at 30.1148, -81.6319 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fruit Cove scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fruit Cove
5.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,265 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fruit Cove
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fruit Cove
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fruit Cove
4.8
How Fruit Cove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 30%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)
- 25Total filings over 5 yrs
- 2.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2006)
- 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 17% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fruit Cove
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.1/10. 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 Fruit Cove, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the St. Johns County average of 3.9 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12109020803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12109020803?
Census tract 12109020803 in Fruit Cove scores 1.1/10 (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 12109020803?
Median gross rent is $2,265/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12109020803?
3.1% of residents in tract 12109020803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,940.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12109020803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 18th, minority 30th, housing 30th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12109020803?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12109020803 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.30% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12109020803 compare to Fruit Cove overall?
Tract 12109020803 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Fruit Cove at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fruit Cove; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Fruit Cove
Top eight tracts in Fruit Cove ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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