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Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally

Longboat Key Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12115000802 · Sarasota, FL · pop 2,692

Tract 12115000802 covers Longboat Key in Sarasota County in Florida. Home to 2,692 residents, it scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $160,888 a year. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 3% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,541
Renter share5.4%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$160,888

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Longboat Key
Moderate
Within county
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#115 of 122 tracts In Sarasota
Very Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#4,816 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very Low
National
7 th percentile
Rank, 7th percentileLowHigh
#78,212 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Longboat Key and the region

Centroid at 27.3761, -82.6209 · click any tract to drill in

Why Longboat Key scores 1.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Longboat Key
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Longboat Key
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Longboat Key
2.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Longboat Key
6.2

How Longboat Key compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Longboat Key risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.61.6This tracttract 000802Longboat Key: 2.12.1Longboat Keyparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Longboat Key

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Longboat Key, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Sarasota County average of 4.5 and in line with 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 17th 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 12115000802

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115000802?

Census tract 12115000802 in Longboat Key scores 1.6/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 12115000802?

7.8% of residents in tract 12115000802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,692.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 12115000802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 38th, minority 6th, housing 28th.
Q4

How does tract 12115000802 compare to Longboat Key overall?

Tract 12115000802 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Longboat Key at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Longboat Key; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Longboat Key

Top eight tracts in Longboat Key ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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