Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Port St. John Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12009062109 · Brevard, FL · pop 4,194 · 67% of tract blocks fall in Port St. John
Census tract 12009062109 belongs to Port St. John in Brevard County, Florida. It is home to 4,194 residents and scores 3.7/10, a lower reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #77,419 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,123 monthly, set against $64,788 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,414
Renter share7.6%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate8.5%
Median income$64,788
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Port St. John and the region
Centroid at 28.4537, -80.7851 · click any tract to drill in
Why Port St. John scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Port St. John
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
8.5% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,123 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Port St. John
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Port St. John
1.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Port St. John
1.3
How Port St. John compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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)
- 109Total filings over 10 yrs
- 6.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.0%Peak (2014)
- 12Filings 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 Port St. John
What moves this score most is economic stress at 2.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Port St. John, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 61st 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 109 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 12009062109
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009062109?
Census tract 12009062109 in Port St. John scores 2.9/10 (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 12009062109?
Median gross rent is $1,123/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12009062109?
8.5% of residents in tract 12009062109 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,194.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12009062109?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 37th, minority 28th, housing 58th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009062109?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 109 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009062109 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.85% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12009062109 compare to Port St. John overall?
Tract 12009062109 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Port St. John at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port St. John; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Port St. John
Top eight tracts in Port St. John ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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