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Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Melbourne Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12009064301 · Brevard, FL · pop 5,452 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Melbourne

Census tract 12009064301 covers part of Melbourne, FL, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,452 residents. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 18% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,250
Renter share45.1%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$49,032

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 24 tracts In Melbourne
High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 147 tracts In Brevard
Very High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#495 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Melbourne and the region

Centroid at 28.1395, -80.6581 · click any tract to drill in

Why Melbourne scores 5.4

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
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,485 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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: 5.45.4This tracttract 064301Melbourne: 4.04.0Melbourneparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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)

  • 569Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 4.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.1%Peak (2003)
  • 56Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120090643012002: 72 filings (6.73/100 renter HHs)2003: 76 filings (7.10/100 renter HHs)2004: 66 filings (6.17/100 renter HHs)2011: 49 filings (3.95/100 renter HHs)2012: 49 filings (3.95/100 renter HHs)2014: 47 filings (3.79/100 renter HHs)2015: 60 filings (4.84/100 renter HHs)2016: 42 filings (3.73/100 renter HHs)2017: 52 filings (4.62/100 renter HHs)2018: 56 filings (4.97/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 22% 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

24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income of $49,032, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Brevard County average of 48.9%. Against the Brevard County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.

Court records carry 569 eviction filings across 10 observed years. Filings peaked in 2003 at 7.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 5.0% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10. Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12009064301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064301?

Census tract 12009064301 in Melbourne scores 5.4/10 (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 12009064301?

Median gross rent is $1,485/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064301?

15.6% of residents in tract 12009064301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,452.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 71th, minority 45th, housing 65th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 569 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.99% of renter households, peaking at 7.1% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12009064301 compare to Melbourne overall?

Tract 12009064301 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Melbourne at 4/10. 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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