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Census Tract · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Hobe Sound Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12085001407 · Martin, FL · pop 1,777

In Hobe Sound, census tract 12085001407 scores 4.5/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 24% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,627 monthly, set against $41,944 in average yearly household income, roughly 47% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 7% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,144
Renter share17.7%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$41,944

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Hobe Sound
High
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 42 tracts In Martin
Elevated
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#2,206 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#48,083 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hobe Sound and the region

Centroid at 27.1082, -80.1619 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hobe Sound scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hobe Sound
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,627 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hobe Sound
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hobe Sound
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hobe Sound
6.5

How Hobe Sound compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hobe Sound risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 001407Hobe Sound: 2.32.3Hobe Soundparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 0.91%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.9%Peak (2016)
  • 1Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hobe Sound

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hobe Sound, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Martin County average of 4.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 0.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.9% of renter households in 2016.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12085001407

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085001407?

Census tract 12085001407 in Hobe Sound scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 12085001407?

Median gross rent is $1,627/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12085001407?

9.5% of residents in tract 12085001407 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,777.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12085001407?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 66th, minority 8th, housing 56th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12085001407?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12085001407 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.91% of renter households, peaking at 0.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12085001407 compare to Hobe Sound overall?

Tract 12085001407 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Hobe Sound at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hobe Sound; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hobe Sound

Top eight tracts in Hobe Sound ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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