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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Snug Harbor Eviction Risk: Lower , Stuart

Tract 12085000902 · Martin, FL · pop 4,477 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 12085000902 covers Snug Harbor in Stuart, home to 4,477 residents. For landlords it grades 4.6/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #61,880 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 60% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,175 monthly, set against $62,679 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 10% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,079
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$62,679

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Snug Harbor
Moderate
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 8 tracts In Stuart
Low
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#12 of 42 tracts In Martin
Elevated
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#1,782 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Stuart and the region

Centroid at 27.1986, -80.2252 · click any tract to drill in

Why Snug Harbor scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Stuart
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,175 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Stuart
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Stuart
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Stuart
7.6

How Snug Harbor compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Snug Harbor risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 000902Stuart: 2.42.4Stuartparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 41

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)

  • 21Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 1.98%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.5%Peak (2016)
  • 8Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Snug Harbor

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 Stuart, 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 21 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.5% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12085000902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085000902?

Census tract 12085000902 in the Snug Harbor neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 12085000902?

Median gross rent is $1,175/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12085000902?

7.2% of residents in tract 12085000902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,477.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12085000902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 39th, minority 33th, housing 66th.
Q5

Is tract 12085000902 considered part of Snug Harbor?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12085000902 fall within Snug Harbor (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12085000902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 21 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12085000902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.98% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12085000902 compare to Stuart overall?

Tract 12085000902 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Stuart at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Stuart; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Stuart

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

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