Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Laurel Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12115002204 · Sarasota, FL · pop 2,499
The Lower-tier score of 3.2/10 for census tract 12115002204 reflects conditions in Laurel, Florida. On the national scale it ranks #81,432 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a modest level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $982 a month while the average household earns $109,034 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,033
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$109,034
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laurel and the region
Centroid at 27.1540, -82.4745 · click any tract to drill in
Why Laurel scores 1.7
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
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$982 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Laurel
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 5.3/10. 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 Laurel, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 12115002204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12115002204?
Census tract 12115002204 in Laurel scores 1.7/10 (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 12115002204?
Median gross rent is $982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12115002204?
4.0% of residents in tract 12115002204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,499.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12115002204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 51th, minority 26th, housing 44th.
Q5
How does tract 12115002204 compare to Laurel overall?
Tract 12115002204 scores 1.7/10, lower 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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