Census Tract · Ranked #48,314 of 84,120 nationally

Sanford Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12117020101 · Seminole, FL · pop 1,310

Census tract 12117020101 runs through Sanford in Seminole County. With 1,310 residents, it scores 5.3/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #41,809 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $989 monthly, set against $35,547 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 78% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 26% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units752

Renter share78.1%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate6.6%

Median income$35,547

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanford and the region

Centroid at 28.8153, -81.2656 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanford scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sanford

5.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.1

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

6.6% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$989 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sanford

8.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sanford

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sanford

7.5

How Sanford compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

90%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
64%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sanford

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Sanford eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Seminole County average of 5.2 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 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12117020101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12117020101?

Census tract 12117020101 in Sanford scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12117020101?

Median gross rent is $989/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12117020101?

6.6% of residents in tract 12117020101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,310.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12117020101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 13th, minority 62th, housing 64th.

How does tract 12117020101 compare to Sanford overall?

Tract 12117020101 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Sanford at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sanford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sanford

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