2 census tracts · pop 7,584 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.8–5.6
Rio spans 2 census tracts of Jensen Beach, FL, population 7,584. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 30.5% citywide, putting Rio 27.8% over its own city.
30% 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. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.1/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.8/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 129 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.5/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 7.8% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2017, is well off that peak. The closest comparables inside the same city are Palm Lake Park and Skyline Heights.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.8 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Rio vs Jensen BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Rio
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
129Total filings (sum)
4.78%Avg annual filing rate
7.8%Peak year (2016)
3.36%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked
About Rio
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rio?
Rio scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Rio compare to Jensen Beach overall?
Rio scores 1.5 points higher than Jensen Beach overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,309 vs $1,267.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rio?
Average gross rent in Rio is $1,309/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rio residents are renters?
39% of Rio households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Jensen Beach). The neighborhood has 7,584 residents.
Q5
Is Rio a high social-vulnerability area?
Rio sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Rio have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rio is census tract 12085000800 (score 5.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.6, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Rio for landlords?
Rio carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Jensen Beach as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rio?
Rio has 7,832 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.9%), Hispanic / Latino (12.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
