1 census tracts · pop 7,329 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.4
Palm Lake Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Jensen Beach, FL and houses 7,329 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Jensen Beach baseline of 30.5%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Average gross rent is $1,802, 42% above the Jensen Beach average of $1,267. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 1/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 36 evictions logged in this tract.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The severe-burden share is 9%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 4.5% of renter households.
The voucher gap is 11.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.6% in 2017 against a 4.5% peak. Only 13% 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.
For a like-for-like read, Rio and Skyline Heights score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.4/10 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
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Palm Lake Park vs Jensen BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority17%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Palm Lake Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
36Total filings (sum)
4.04%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak year (2016)
3.59%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Palm Lake Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Palm Lake Park?
Palm Lake Park scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 Palm Lake Park compare to Jensen Beach overall?
Palm Lake Park scores 0.8 points higher than Jensen Beach overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,802 vs $1,267.
Q3
What is the average rent in Palm Lake Park?
Average gross rent in Palm Lake Park is $1,802/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Palm Lake Park residents are renters?
13% of Palm Lake Park households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Jensen Beach). The neighborhood has 7,329 residents.
Q5
Is Palm Lake Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Palm Lake Park sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Palm Lake Park for landlords?
Palm Lake Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Jensen Beach as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Palm Lake Park?
Palm Lake Park has 7,410 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
