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Neighborhood · North River Shores, FL

Jensen Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 6,498 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10 · range 4.3–4.3

Jensen Beach is a one-tract neighborhood of North River Shores, FL, population 6,498. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, Moderate tier. 41% 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.

Against a North River Shores baseline of 40.0%, 75% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10. At $1,522 a month, rents sit 29% under what the rest of North River Shores commands.

Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.8/10. Court records for this tract carry 40 eviction filings. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.5/10.

The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 3.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.8% in 2017 against a 3.0% peak.

Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $67,269. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 4.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Jensen Beach vs North River Shores How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
74.7% +87%
North River Shores: 40.0%
Average gross rent
$1,522 -29%
North River Shores: $2,136
Average HH income
$67,269 -9%
North River Shores: $73,635
Poverty rate
9.8% -15%
North River Shores: 11.6%
Renter share
41.8% +62%
North River Shores: 25.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Jensen Beach and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.3–4.3

Why Jensen Beach scores 4.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts
3.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Rent control risk
75% of income on rent · Range 9.3–9.3 across tracts
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
42% renter households · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Economic stress
9.8% below poverty line · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Risk score comparison

Jensen Beach vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Jensen Beach score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.3Jensen BeachNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city3.9Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Jensen Beach

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
12085000300 4.3 6,498 75% $1,522
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 57

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 50%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 82%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Jensen Beach

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 40Total filings (sum)
  • 2.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.0%Peak year (2016)
  • 1.79%Latest filed (2017)
Frequently asked

About Jensen Beach

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Jensen Beach?

Jensen Beach scores 4.3/10 (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 Jensen Beach compare to North River Shores overall?

Jensen Beach scores 0.3 points higher than North River Shores overall (4/10). Renters spend 75% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $1,522 vs $2,136.
Q3

What is the average rent in Jensen Beach?

Average gross rent in Jensen Beach is $1,522/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Jensen Beach residents are renters?

42% of Jensen Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in North River Shores). The neighborhood has 6,498 residents.
Q5

Is Jensen Beach a high social-vulnerability area?

Jensen Beach sits in the 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Jensen Beach for landlords?

Jensen Beach carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 North River Shores as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Jensen Beach?

Jensen Beach has 6,907 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Hispanic / Latino (17.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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