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Neighborhood · Fort Myers Beach, FL

Boardwalk Caper Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 4,590 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10 · range 3–4.8

Boardwalk Caper spans 3 census tracts of Fort Myers Beach, FL, population 4,590. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 44%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Cost burden runs 69% against 33.4% citywide, putting Boardwalk Caper 35.3% over its own city. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.8, a 1.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. At $1,471 a month, rents sit 20% under what the rest of Fort Myers Beach commands.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $72,603.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Boardwalk Caper vs Fort Myers Beach How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
68.7% +106%
Fort Myers Beach: 33.4%
Average gross rent
$1,471 -20%
Fort Myers Beach: $1,836
Average HH income
$72,603 -20%
Fort Myers Beach: $90,833
Poverty rate
11.1% +47%
Fort Myers Beach: 7.5%
Renter share
14.0% +24%
Fort Myers Beach: 11.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Boardwalk Caper and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3–4.8

Why Boardwalk Caper scores 3.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 1.5–4.6 across tracts
3.6
Rent control risk
69% of income on rent · Range 1.5–7.9 across tracts
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.3–5.0 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
14% renter households · Range 2.9–4.0 across tracts
3.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–6.1 across tracts
5.8
Economic stress
11.1% below poverty line · Range 1.4–6.6 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.3 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Boardwalk Caper vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Boardwalk Caper score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.6Boardwalk CaperNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Boardwalk Caper?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.8 points from 3 to 4.8. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Boardwalk Caper

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
12071060101 4.8 1,127 69% $1,604
12071001910 3.5 1,453 54% $1,028
12071060102 3 2,010 79% $1,717
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 22

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 20%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 35%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 12%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked

About Boardwalk Caper

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Boardwalk Caper?

Boardwalk Caper scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Boardwalk Caper compare to Fort Myers Beach overall?

Boardwalk Caper scores 0.2 points higher than Fort Myers Beach overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,471 vs $1,836.
Q3

What is the average rent in Boardwalk Caper?

Average gross rent in Boardwalk Caper is $1,471/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Boardwalk Caper residents are renters?

14% of Boardwalk Caper households are renter-occupied (vs 11% in Fort Myers Beach). The neighborhood has 4,590 residents.
Q5

Is Boardwalk Caper a high social-vulnerability area?

Boardwalk Caper sits in the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Boardwalk Caper have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Boardwalk Caper is census tract 12071060101 (score 4.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Boardwalk Caper for landlords?

Boardwalk Caper carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fort Myers Beach as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Boardwalk Caper?

Boardwalk Caper has 4,153 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (92.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (0.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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