Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Rockledge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12009063102 · Brevard, FL · pop 7,951 · 45% of tract blocks fall in Rockledge
The Moderate-tier score of 4.4/10 for census tract 12009063102 reflects conditions in Rockledge, Florida. On the national scale it ranks #66,347 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,552 a month against an average household income of $84,636 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units3,917
Renter share27.7%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate3.6%
Median income$84,636
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockledge and the region
Centroid at 28.2754, -80.7117 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rockledge scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
3.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,552 rent vs county FMR
4.5
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 281Total filings over 10 yrs
- 7.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.7%Peak (2003)
- 10Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rockledge
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.1/10. 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 Rockledge, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Brevard County average of 4.6 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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 281 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 7.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.7% 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 12009063102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009063102?
Census tract 12009063102 in Rockledge scores 2.1/10 (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 12009063102?
Median gross rent is $1,552/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12009063102?
3.6% of residents in tract 12009063102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,951.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12009063102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 33th, minority 39th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009063102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 281 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009063102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.50% of renter households, peaking at 27.7% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12009063102 compare to Rockledge overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rockledge
Top eight tracts in Rockledge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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