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Gillespie Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Sarasota

Tract 12115000401 · Sarasota, FL · pop 4,234 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 12115000401 sits in the Gillespie Park neighborhood of Sarasota, Florida. It has a population of 4,234 and an eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). 47% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 17% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,476/month against a median household income of $57,327 — roughly 31% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 32% Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units2,100
Renter share60.3%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$57,327

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Gillespie Park
Very Low
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank — 25th percentileBottomTop
#13 of 17 tracts In Sarasota
Low
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank — 79th percentileBottomTop
#27 of 122 tracts In Sarasota
High
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank — 52th percentileBottomTop
#2,469 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sarasota and the region

Centroid at 27.3420, -82.5191 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gillespie Park scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Sarasota
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,476 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sarasota
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sarasota
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sarasota
7.3

How Gillespie Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gillespie Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 000401Sarasota: 4.84.8Sarasotaparent cityCounty: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.94.9Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 275Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 4.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.3%Peak (2002)
  • 32Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 — 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 121150004012002: 94 filings (8.28/100 renter HHs)2003: 87 filings (7.66/100 renter HHs)2015: 39 filings (3.29/100 renter HHs)2016: 23 filings (1.91/100 renter HHs)2018: 32 filings (2.66/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 66% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

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Frequently asked

About tract 12115000401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115000401?

Census tract 12115000401 in the Gillespie Park neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 12115000401?

Median gross rent is $1,476/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12115000401?

10.1% of residents in tract 12115000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,234.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12115000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 16th, minority 60th, housing 42th.

Q5

Is tract 12115000401 considered part of Gillespie Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12115000401 fall within Gillespie Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115000401?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 275 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115000401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.76% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

How does tract 12115000401 compare to Sarasota overall?

Tract 12115000401 scores 4.9/10 — right in line with the parent city of Sarasota at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sarasota; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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