Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Downtown Melbourne Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12009064902 · Brevard, FL · pop 4,313 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 12009064902 in the Downtown Melbourne area of Melbourne, FL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,313 residents. Severe burden reaches 43%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,749
Renter share60.9%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate28.4%
Median income$33,691
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Melbourne and the region
Centroid at 28.0700, -80.6031 · click any tract to drill in
Why Downtown Melbourne scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Melbourne
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
28.4% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,112 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Melbourne
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Melbourne
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Melbourne
7.1
How Downtown Melbourne compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 528Total filings over 10 yrs
- 4.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.9%Peak (2014)
- 48Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 26% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Downtown Melbourne. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Downtown Melbourne
Cost burden runs 72% here against 48.9% across Brevard County. Set annual rent against average income of $33,691 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,112, 27% below the Melbourne average.
The poverty rate is 28%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. It sits 1.5 points above the Brevard County average of 3.9.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.8/10. Court records carry 528 eviction filings across 10 observed years.
The worst year on record was 2014, when 4.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.7/10. Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 12009064902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064902?
Census tract 12009064902 in the Downtown Melbourne neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 12009064902?
Median gross rent is $1,112/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064902?
28.4% of residents in tract 12009064902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,313.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 80th, minority 65th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 12009064902 considered part of Downtown Melbourne?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009064902 fall within Downtown Melbourne (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064902?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 528 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.71% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12009064902 compare to Melbourne overall?
Tract 12009064902 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Melbourne at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Melbourne eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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