Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Eau Gallie Eviction Risk: Moderate , Melbourne
Tract 12009064201 · Brevard, FL · pop 2,328 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Eau Gallie in Melbourne is where census tract 12009064201 sits, home to 2,328 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 24% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,333 monthly, set against $62,891 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,059
Renter share42.5%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate16.6%
Median income$62,891
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Melbourne and the region
Centroid at 28.1167, -80.6212 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eau Gallie scores 4.2
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
16.6% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,333 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Eau Gallie compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 287Total filings over 10 yrs
- 6.90%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2003)
- 25Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Eau Gallie. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eau Gallie
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Melbourne 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 Brevard County average of 4.6 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 287 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 6.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2003.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12009064201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064201?
Census tract 12009064201 in the Eau Gallie neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 12009064201?
Median gross rent is $1,333/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064201?
16.6% of residents in tract 12009064201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,328.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 63th, minority 28th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 12009064201 considered part of Eau Gallie?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009064201 fall within Eau Gallie (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 287 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.90% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12009064201 compare to Melbourne overall?
Tract 12009064201 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Melbourne at 2.3/10. 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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Highest-risk tracts in Melbourne
Top eight tracts in Melbourne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.7
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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12009064701
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
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