Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Sanford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12117020904 · Seminole, FL · pop 4,782 · 66% of tract blocks fall in Sanford

For landlords sizing up Sanford, census tract 12117020904 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. It lands near the 54th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,377 a month against an average household income of $64,203 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 22% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units2,345

Renter share52.2%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate6.7%

Median income$64,203

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sanford and the region

Centroid at 28.7627, -81.2722 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sanford scores 3.6

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

6.7% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,377 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: 73

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

77%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
72%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 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 73rd 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 12117020904

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12117020904?

Census tract 12117020904 in Sanford scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12117020904?

Median gross rent is $1,377/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12117020904?

6.7% of residents in tract 12117020904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,782.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12117020904?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 38th, minority 72th, housing 72th.

How does tract 12117020904 compare to Sanford overall?

Tract 12117020904 scores 3.6/10, 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.