Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Rockledge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12009062800 · Brevard, FL · pop 3,855 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Rockledge
Rockledge anchors census tract 12009062800, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 27% of US census tracts.
About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,209 a month while the average household earns $72,390 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,840
Renter share18.5%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$72,390
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockledge and the region
Centroid at 28.2679, -80.6894 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rockledge scores 2.5
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
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,209 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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)
- 81Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.02%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2002)
- 6Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 60% 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 heaviest input here is 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 riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 81 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2002.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12009062800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009062800?
Census tract 12009062800 in Rockledge scores 2.5/10 (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 12009062800?
Median gross rent is $1,209/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12009062800?
5.1% of residents in tract 12009062800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,855.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12009062800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 41th, minority 18th, housing 14th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009062800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 81 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009062800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.02% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12009062800 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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