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Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

West Melbourne Landings Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12009064901 · Brevard, FL · pop 7,005 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

12009064901 is a census tract in the West Melbourne Landings area of Melbourne, FL. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. 36% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Brevard County average of 48.9%.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 23% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,528
Renter share36.9%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$68,509

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In West Melbourne Landings
Very Low
Within parent city
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 24 tracts In Melbourne
Moderate
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 147 tracts In Brevard
Elevated
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#1,528 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Melbourne and the region

Centroid at 28.0630, -80.6300 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Melbourne Landings scores 4.6

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
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,490 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 West Melbourne Landings compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Melbourne Landings risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 064901Melbourne: 4.04.0Melbourneparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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)

  • 276Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 3.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.1%Peak (2015)
  • 21Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120090649012002: 31 filings (4.42/100 renter HHs)2003: 36 filings (5.13/100 renter HHs)2004: 38 filings (5.41/100 renter HHs)2011: 18 filings (2.27/100 renter HHs)2012: 25 filings (3.16/100 renter HHs)2014: 22 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2015: 48 filings (6.06/100 renter HHs)2016: 26 filings (2.90/100 renter HHs)2017: 11 filings (1.22/100 renter HHs)2018: 21 filings (2.34/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 32% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Melbourne Landings. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Melbourne Landings

Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.

The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Court records carry 276 eviction filings across 10 observed years. It sits 0.7 points above the Brevard County average of 3.9.

Filings peaked in 2015 at 6.1% of renter households. In a typical year about 3.6% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 53rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 7.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,490, close to the Melbourne average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $68,509.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009064901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064901?

Census tract 12009064901 in the West Melbourne Landings neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 12009064901?

Median gross rent is $1,490/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064901?

12.5% of residents in tract 12009064901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,005.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 82th, minority 43th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 12009064901 considered part of West Melbourne Landings?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009064901 fall within West Melbourne Landings (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 276 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.57% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12009064901 compare to Melbourne overall?

Tract 12009064901 scores 4.6/10, 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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