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Census Tract · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Ridge Wood Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12115001704 · Sarasota, FL · pop 3,196 · 65% of tract blocks fall in Ridge Wood Heights

With a score of 3.9/10, tract 12115001704 in Ridge Wood Heights, FL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,196. Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.2/10.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 21% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,443
Renter share37.0%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$72,361

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Ridge Wood Heights
Very Low
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#51 of 122 tracts In Sarasota
Elevated
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#2,414 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#50,654 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ridge Wood Heights and the region

Centroid at 27.2887, -82.5064 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridge Wood Heights scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ridge Wood Heights
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,441 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ridge Wood Heights
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ridge Wood Heights
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ridge Wood Heights
4.5

How Ridge Wood Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ridge Wood Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.9This tracttract 0017043.4Ridge Wood Heightsparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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)

  • 103Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 4.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.9%Peak (2016)
  • 11Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12115001704
Filings dropped 21% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ridge Wood Heights

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Against Sarasota County at 50.3%, 42% of renters here are cost-burdened.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.7/10. Court records carry 103 eviction filings across 5 observed years.

Average gross rent is $1,441, 9% below the Ridge Wood Heights average. The worst year on record was 2016, when 6.9% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 4.3% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.5/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Sarasota County average of 3.8 closely.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $72,361. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12115001704

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115001704?

Census tract 12115001704 in Ridge Wood Heights scores 3.9/10 (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 12115001704?

Median gross rent is $1,441/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12115001704?

10.6% of residents in tract 12115001704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,196.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12115001704?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 65th, minority 50th, housing 95th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115001704?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 103 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115001704 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.25% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12115001704 compare to Ridge Wood Heights overall?

Tract 12115001704 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Ridge Wood Heights at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ridge Wood Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ridge Wood Heights

Top eight tracts in Ridge Wood Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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