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Census Tract · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

St. Augustine South Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12109021302 · St. Johns, FL · pop 5,371 · 78% of tract blocks fall in St. Augustine South

With a score of 3.5/10, tract 12109021302 in St. Augustine South, FL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,371 residents. Pulling hardest the other way is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 6% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,270
Renter share11.3%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$76,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In St. Augustine South
Moderate
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#24 of 50 tracts In St. Johns
Moderate
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#2,995 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#57,812 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across St. Augustine South and the region

Centroid at 29.8491, -81.3144 · click any tract to drill in

Why St. Augustine South scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from St. Augustine South
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,405 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Augustine South
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Augustine South
1.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Augustine South
1.7

How St. Augustine South compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
St. Augustine South risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.5This tracttract 0213023.1St. Augustine Soutparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 48Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.7%Peak (2009)
  • 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2006 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12109021302
Filings dropped 44% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in St. Augustine South

Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 44% here against 53.0% across St. Johns County.

Court records carry 48 eviction filings across 5 observed years. The worst year on record was 2009, when 3.7% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 2.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.7/10.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

It tracks the St. Johns County average of 3.7 closely.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 12109021302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12109021302?

Census tract 12109021302 in St. Augustine South scores 3.5/10 (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 12109021302?

Median gross rent is $1,405/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12109021302?

2.2% of residents in tract 12109021302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,371.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12109021302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 14th, minority 23th, housing 22th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12109021302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12109021302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.38% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12109021302 compare to St. Augustine South overall?

Tract 12109021302 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of St. Augustine South at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Augustine South; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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