1 census tracts · pop 1,070 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
The Plantation Somerset is a one-tract neighborhood of Fort Myers, FL and houses 1,070 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. 58% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Fort Myers rate of 36.9%.
At $2,595 a month, rents sit 64% over what the rest of Fort Myers commands. The voucher gap is 40.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The dominant input is supply constraint at 9.1/10.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Myers, it ranks #10 by risk, the middle third. At 8% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $132,083.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Plantation Somerset vs Fort MyersHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority1%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Frequently asked
About The Plantation Somerset
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Plantation Somerset?
The Plantation Somerset scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 The Plantation Somerset compare to Fort Myers overall?
The Plantation Somerset scores 0.4 points lower than Fort Myers overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $2,595 vs $1,580.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Plantation Somerset?
Average gross rent in The Plantation eviction risk Somerset is $2,595/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Plantation Somerset residents are renters?
8% of The Plantation Somerset households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Fort Myers). The neighborhood has 1,070 residents.
Q5
Is The Plantation Somerset a high social-vulnerability area?
The Plantation Somerset sits in the 1st 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
How safe is The Plantation Somerset for landlords?
The Plantation eviction risk Somerset carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Plantation Somerset?
The Plantation Somerset has 1,221 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.6%), Hispanic / Latino (2.7%), Other / Multiracial (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
