2 census tracts · pop 7,867 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–4.1
Royal Lakes is a 2-tract neighborhood of Jacksonville, FL and houses 7,867 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,150, 22% below the Jacksonville average of $1,465. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.1. A 1.1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,114 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. The severe-burden share is 9%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. roughly one in three of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 11.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.6% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 33 mapped neighborhoods of Jacksonville, it ranks #12 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, Mill Creek North and Garden City score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $84,717, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Royal Lakes vs JacksonvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Royal Lakes
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,114Total filings (sum)
5.98%Avg annual filing rate
11.9%Peak year (2007)
3.58%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,465Total filings 2020-21
14.8Avg monthly observed
6.4Pre-pandemic baseline
1.80×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Jacksonville, FL).
Frequently asked
About Royal Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Royal Lakes?
Royal Lakes scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Royal Lakes compare to Jacksonville overall?
Royal Lakes scores 0.5 points higher than Jacksonville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,150 vs $1,465.
Q3
What is the average rent in Royal Lakes?
Average gross rent in Royal Lakes is $1,150/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Royal Lakes residents are renters?
61% of Royal Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Jacksonville). The neighborhood has 7,867 residents.
Q5
Is Royal Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
Royal Lakes sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Royal Lakes have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Royal Lakes is census tract 12031015925 (score 4.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Royal Lakes for landlords?
Royal Lakes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jacksonville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Royal Lakes?
Royal Lakes has 7,672 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.5%), Hispanic / Latino (14.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
