Census Tract · Ranked #41,480 of 84,120 nationally

Sanford Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12117020901 · Seminole, FL · pop 4,911 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Sanford

Eviction risk in Sanford eviction risk in Seminole County centers on tract 12117020901, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,911 residents. On the national scale it ranks #20,700 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 70% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,493 a month while the average household earns $40,156 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 24% Owners 20%

Tract context

Occupied units1,929

Renter share79.8%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate25.6%

Median income$40,156

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanford and the region

Centroid at 28.7760, -81.2828 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanford scores 4.7

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

25.6% poverty · this tract

6.4

Supply constraint

$1,493 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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: 91

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

85%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
77%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

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Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sanford

The heaviest input here 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 Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 91st 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 12117020901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12117020901?

Census tract 12117020901 in Sanford scores 4.7/10 (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 12117020901?

Median gross rent is $1,493/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12117020901?

25.6% of residents in tract 12117020901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,911.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12117020901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 92th, minority 82th, housing 77th.

How does tract 12117020901 compare to Sanford overall?

Tract 12117020901 scores 4.7/10, 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.