Within parent city
87
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Melbourne Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12009064202 · Brevard, FL · pop 3,034 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Melbourne
The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 12009064202 reflects conditions in Melbourne, Florida. On the national scale it ranks #38,503 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,113 a month against an average household income of $38,654 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,684
Renter share62.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate25.0%
Median income$38,654
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Melbourne and the region
Centroid at 28.1596, -80.6417 · click any tract to drill in
Why Melbourne scores 5.2
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
25.0% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,113 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Melbourne compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 489Total filings over 10 yrs
- 6.29%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.1%Peak (2003)
- 34Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% 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 score leans hardest on 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 71st 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 489 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 6.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.1% 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 12009064202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064202?
Census tract 12009064202 in Melbourne scores 5.2/10 (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 12009064202?
Median gross rent is $1,113/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064202?
25.0% of residents in tract 12009064202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,034.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 71th, minority 49th, housing 63th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 489 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.29% of renter households, peaking at 11.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12009064202 compare to Melbourne overall?
Tract 12009064202 scores 5.2/10, 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
/ 10 · Elevated
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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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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
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