Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Gulf Gate Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12115001703 · Sarasota, FL · pop 3,957 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Gulf Gate
Gulf Gate in Sarasota County anchors census tract 12115001703, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #41,807 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,933 a month against an average household income of $57,066 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,915
Renter share41.7%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$57,066
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gulf Gate and the region
Centroid at 27.2759, -82.5072 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gulf Gate scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Gulf Gate
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,933 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gulf Gate
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gulf Gate
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gulf Gate
7.7
How Gulf Gate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 86%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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)
- 191Total filings over 5 yrs
- 5.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2002)
- 36Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gulf Gate
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.4/10. 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 Gulf Gate, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Sarasota County average of 4.5 and above 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 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 191 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.9% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12115001703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115001703?
Census tract 12115001703 in Gulf Gate scores 4.1/10 (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 12115001703?
Median gross rent is $1,933/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12115001703?
14.9% of residents in tract 12115001703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,957.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12115001703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 86th, minority 34th, housing 84th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115001703?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 191 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115001703 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.30% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12115001703 compare to Gulf Gate overall?
Tract 12115001703 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Gulf Gate at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gulf Gate; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Gulf Gate
Top eight tracts in Gulf Gate ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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