Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Sanford Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12117020302 · Seminole, FL · pop 1,719

The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 12117020302 reflects conditions in Sanford, Florida. That is riskier than roughly 69% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,363 a month while the average household earns $52,847 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 18% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units657

Renter share50.1%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate19.7%

Median income$52,847

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanford and the region

Centroid at 28.7898, -81.2804 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanford scores 4.5

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

19.7% poverty · this tract

4.9

Supply constraint

$1,363 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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: 90

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

83%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
66%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sanford

What moves this score most is 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 above 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 Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 90th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12117020302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12117020302?

Census tract 12117020302 in Sanford scores 4.5/10 (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 12117020302?

Median gross rent is $1,363/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12117020302?

19.7% of residents in tract 12117020302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,719.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12117020302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 98th, minority 74th, housing 66th.

How does tract 12117020302 compare to Sanford overall?

Tract 12117020302 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Sanford at 2.5/10. 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.