2 census tracts · pop 8,035 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.6–5.1
Eau Gallie spans 2 census tracts of Melbourne, FL, population 8,035. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10.
43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Melbourne rate of 34.5%. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. At $1,239 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Melbourne commands.
Filings are well documented here: 739 across 2 observed tracts. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10.
The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 7.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.1% in 2018 against a 7.6% peak.
That places it #5 of 7 neighborhoods in Melbourne. For a like-for-like read, West Melbourne Landings and The Pines score within a fraction of it.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $63,319.
With little internal variation, 4.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Eau Gallie vs MelbourneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Eau Gallie
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
739Total filings (sum)
5.47%Avg annual filing rate
7.6%Peak year (2003)
4.53%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Eau Gallie
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Eau Gallie?
Eau Gallie scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Eau Gallie compare to Melbourne overall?
Eau Gallie scores 0.7 points higher than Melbourne overall (4/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,239 vs $1,525.
Q3
What is the average rent in Eau Gallie?
Average gross rent in Eau Gallie is $1,239/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Eau Gallie residents are renters?
43% of Eau Gallie households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Melbourne). The neighborhood has 8,035 residents.
Q5
Is Eau Gallie a high social-vulnerability area?
Eau Gallie sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Eau Gallie have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Eau Gallie is census tract 12009064201 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.1, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Eau Gallie for landlords?
Eau Gallie carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Melbourne as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Eau Gallie?
Eau Gallie has 9,012 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.5%), Hispanic / Latino (11.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
