Fountainhead South Eviction Risk: Moderate , Melbourne

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10. It sits 1.2 points above the Brevard County average of 3.9. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 552 filings here across 10 tracked years.

The worst year on record was 2003, when 25.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 17.6% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

50% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $1,432, close to the Melbourne average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.