Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Laurel Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12115002201 · Sarasota, FL · pop 2,865
Here is how census tract 12115002201, in Laurel, looks to a landlord: a 4.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,865. On the national scale it ranks #66,511 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,632 a month against an average household income of $67,176 a year, roughly 47% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,650
Renter share8.5%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$67,176
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laurel and the region
Centroid at 27.1618, -82.4616 · click any tract to drill in
Why Laurel scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Laurel
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,632 rent vs county FMR
9.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laurel
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laurel
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laurel
4.3
How Laurel compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%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)
- 24Total filings over 5 yrs
- 3.66%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2015)
- 4Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 300% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Laurel
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Laurel, 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 below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 24 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2015.
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 12115002201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115002201?
Census tract 12115002201 in Laurel scores 2.6/10 (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 average rent in tract 12115002201?
Median gross rent is $2,632/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12115002201?
6.1% of residents in tract 12115002201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,865.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12115002201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 15th, minority 22th, housing 21th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12115002201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 24 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 12115002201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.66% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12115002201 compare to Laurel overall?
Tract 12115002201 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Laurel at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laurel; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Laurel
Top eight tracts in Laurel ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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