Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Fountainhead South Eviction Risk: Moderate , Melbourne
Tract 12009064602 · Brevard, FL · pop 2,279 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Eviction risk in the Fountainhead South neighborhood of Melbourne centers on tract 12009064602, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,279 residents. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,432 a month against an average household income of $60,655 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,070
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$60,655
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Melbourne and the region
Centroid at 28.1140, -80.6828 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fountainhead South 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
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,432 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Fountainhead South compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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)
- 552Total filings over 10 yrs
- 17.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.6%Peak (2003)
- 47Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 81% over the past 10 months.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fountainhead South
What moves this score most 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 above the Brevard County average of 4.6 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 552 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 17.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.6% of renter households in 2003.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12009064602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064602?
Census tract 12009064602 in the Fountainhead South 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 12009064602?
Median gross rent is $1,432/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064602?
17.1% of residents in tract 12009064602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,279.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 89th, minority 36th, housing 82th.
Q5
Is tract 12009064602 considered part of Fountainhead South?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009064602 fall within Fountainhead South (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 552 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.57% of renter households, peaking at 25.6% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12009064602 compare to Melbourne overall?
Tract 12009064602 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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