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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Stuart Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12085000702 · Martin, FL · pop 1,795 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Stuart

Census tract 12085000702 belongs to Stuart, Florida. It is home to 1,795 residents and scores 4.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 33% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,493 a month against an average household income of $53,000 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 17% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,154
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate19.8%
Median income$53,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 8 tracts In Stuart
Elevated
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 42 tracts In Martin
Very High
Within state
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#836 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Stuart and the region

Centroid at 27.1711, -80.2535 · click any tract to drill in

Why Stuart scores 4.8

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
19.8% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,493 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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 Stuart compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Stuart risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 000702Stuart: 2.42.4Stuartparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Stuart

The heaviest input here is 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 in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th 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 12085000702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085000702?

Census tract 12085000702 in Stuart scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 12085000702?

Median gross rent is $1,493/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12085000702?

19.8% of residents in tract 12085000702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,795.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12085000702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 58th, minority 23th, housing 78th.
Q5

How does tract 12085000702 compare to Stuart overall?

Tract 12085000702 scores 4.8/10, 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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