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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Rockledge Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12009063104 · Brevard, FL · pop 3,998 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 12009063104 covers part of the Rockledge area of Rockledge, FL, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,998. 32% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 8% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,640
Renter share14.2%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$100,962

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Rockledge
Very Low
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Rockledge
Low
Within county
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#124 of 147 tracts In Brevard
Very Low
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#3,704 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rockledge and the region

Centroid at 28.3057, -80.7195 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rockledge scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rockledge
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,184 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockledge
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockledge
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockledge
5.7

How Rockledge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rockledge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 063104Rockledge: 3.73.7Rockledgeparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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)

  • 46Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 2.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak (2018)
  • 7Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120090631042002: 6 filings (3.63/100 renter HHs)2003: 5 filings (3.02/100 renter HHs)2004: 1 filings (0.60/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (1.36/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (2.27/100 renter HHs)2014: 5 filings (2.27/100 renter HHs)2015: 5 filings (2.27/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (1.94/100 renter HHs)2017: 4 filings (1.55/100 renter HHs)2018: 7 filings (2.71/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Rockledge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rockledge

The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.2/10. At $1,184 a month, rents run 35% under what the rest of Rockledge commands. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 1.6/10. 43% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Brevard County average of 48.9%.

Against the Brevard County average of 3.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.9 points. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 46 filings here across 10 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2018, when 2.7% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 2.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009063104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009063104?

Census tract 12009063104 in the Rockledge neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 12009063104?

Median gross rent is $1,184/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009063104?

6.4% of residents in tract 12009063104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,998.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009063104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 18th, minority 47th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 12009063104 considered part of Rockledge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009063104 fall within Rockledge (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009063104?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 46 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009063104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.16% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12009063104 compare to Rockledge overall?

Tract 12009063104 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Rockledge at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockledge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rockledge

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

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