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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Las Olas Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fort Lauderdale

Tract 12011041601 · Broward, FL · pop 3,067 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

12011041601 is a census tract in the Las Olas area of Fort Lauderdale, FL. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,067 residents. The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 27% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,238
Renter share70.9%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate31.7%
Median income$48,611

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In Las Olas
Very High
Within parent city
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 50 tracts In Fort Lauderdale
High
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#92 of 416 tracts In Broward
High
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#495 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Lauderdale and the region

Centroid at 26.1259, -80.1503 · click any tract to drill in

Why Las Olas scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
31.7% poverty · this tract
7.9
Supply constraint
$1,284 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
4.0

How Las Olas compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Las Olas risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0416014.0Fort Lauderdaleparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 352Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 9.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.69×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2024-09-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Fort Lauderdale as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Las Olas. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Las Olas

The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,284, 31% below the Fort Lauderdale average.

The poverty rate is 32%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Against the Broward County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 9.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for 62% of renters. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $48,611.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12011041601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12011041601?

Census tract 12011041601 in the Las Olas neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 12011041601?

Median gross rent is $1,284/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12011041601?

31.7% of residents in tract 12011041601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,067.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12011041601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 97th, minority 90th, housing 68th.
Q5

Is tract 12011041601 considered part of Las Olas?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12011041601 fall within Las Olas (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 12011041601 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.69× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Lauderdale eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 12011041601 compare to Fort Lauderdale overall?

Tract 12011041601 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Lauderdale at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Lauderdale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fort Lauderdale

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

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