2 census tracts · pop 5,304 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Bridgetown is a 2-tract neighborhood of Fort Myers, FL and houses 5,304 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 45% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Fort Myers baseline of 36.9%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10.
At $1,265 a month, rents sit 20% under what the rest of Fort Myers commands. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.8/10.
Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Myers, it ranks #10 by risk, the middle third. 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.
The closest comparables inside the same city are The Vistas at Eastwood and Heritage Palms Golf & Country Club. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bridgetown vs Fort MyersHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About Bridgetown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bridgetown?
Bridgetown scores 3/10 (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 Bridgetown compare to Fort Myers overall?
Bridgetown scores 0.4 points lower than Fort Myers overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,265 vs $1,580.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bridgetown?
Average gross rent in Bridgetown is $1,265/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bridgetown residents are renters?
14% of Bridgetown households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Fort Myers). The neighborhood has 5,304 residents.
Q5
Is Bridgetown a high social-vulnerability area?
Bridgetown sits in the 7th 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 Bridgetown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bridgetown is census tract 12071040130 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Bridgetown for landlords?
Bridgetown carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Fort Myers as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bridgetown?
Bridgetown has 6,071 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.6%), Hispanic / Latino (10.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
