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Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Hobe Sound Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12085001500 · Martin, FL · pop 3,638 · 41% of tract blocks fall in Hobe Sound

Hobe Sound is where census tract 12085001500 sits, home to 3,638 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 3.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #77,458 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

19% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,700 a month against an average household income of $170,212 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 7% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,565
Renter share8.9%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$170,212

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In Hobe Sound
Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#33 of 42 tracts In Martin
Low
Within state
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#4,242 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hobe Sound and the region

Centroid at 27.0269, -80.1019 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hobe Sound scores 2.2

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
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,700 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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: 2.22.2This tracttract 001500Hobe Sound: 2.32.3Hobe Soundparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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)

  • 3Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.05%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.1%Peak (2016)
  • 3Filings in 2016 (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 about the same as the Martin County average of 4.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 3 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.1% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 12085001500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085001500?

Census tract 12085001500 in Hobe Sound scores 2.2/10 (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 12085001500?

Median gross rent is $1,700/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12085001500?

11.2% of residents in tract 12085001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,638.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12085001500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 29th, minority 11th, housing 43th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12085001500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 12085001500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.05% of renter households, peaking at 2.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12085001500 compare to Hobe Sound overall?

Tract 12085001500 scores 2.2/10, right in line with 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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