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Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Melbourne Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12009064123 · Brevard, FL · pop 6,498

Census tract 12009064123 belongs to Melbourne in Brevard County, Florida. It is home to 6,498 residents and scores 5.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,702 a month while the average household earns $69,276 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 25% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units3,013
Renter share44.0%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$69,276

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 24 tracts In Melbourne
Elevated
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 147 tracts In Brevard
High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#1,422 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,643 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Melbourne and the region

Centroid at 28.1501, -80.6626 · click any tract to drill in

Why Melbourne scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
$1,702 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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 Melbourne compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Melbourne risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 064123Melbourne: 2.32.3Melbourneparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 475Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 5.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.0%Peak (2003)
  • 22Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120090641232002: 74 filings (11.72/100 renter HHs)2003: 76 filings (12.04/100 renter HHs)2004: 69 filings (10.93/100 renter HHs)2011: 60 filings (4.19/100 renter HHs)2012: 45 filings (3.14/100 renter HHs)2014: 36 filings (2.51/100 renter HHs)2015: 37 filings (2.58/100 renter HHs)2016: 31 filings (2.21/100 renter HHs)2017: 25 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)2018: 22 filings (1.57/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 70% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Melbourne

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 above the Brevard County average of 4.6 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 475 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.0% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009064123

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064123?

Census tract 12009064123 in Melbourne 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 12009064123?

Median gross rent is $1,702/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064123?

17.1% of residents in tract 12009064123 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,498.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064123?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 33th, minority 53th, housing 40th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064123?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 475 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064123 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.27% of renter households, peaking at 12.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12009064123 compare to Melbourne overall?

Tract 12009064123 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Melbourne

Top eight tracts in Melbourne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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