Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Old Floresta Eviction Risk: Lower , Boca Raton
Tract 12099007204 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 2,824 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.7/10 for census tract 12099007204 reflects conditions in Old Floresta in Boca Raton, Florida. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 72% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,950 monthly, set against $54,576 in average yearly household income, roughly 43% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 55%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,394
Renter share75.3%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate17.2%
Median income$54,576
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
94
th percentile
Very High
Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Boca Raton and the region
Centroid at 26.3459, -80.0931 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old Floresta scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Boca Raton
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
17.2% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,950 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Boca Raton
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Boca Raton
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Boca Raton
3.0
How Old Floresta compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 71%Housing & transportation
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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 135Total filings 2020-21
- 1.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.01×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Other Oregon Counties as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Old Floresta. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old Floresta
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Boca Raton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 70th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.01x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099007204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099007204?
Census tract 12099007204 in the Old Floresta neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 12099007204?
Median gross rent is $1,950/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099007204?
17.2% of residents in tract 12099007204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,824.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099007204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 23th, minority 57th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 12099007204 considered part of Old Floresta?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12099007204 fall within Old Floresta (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099007204 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.01× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12099007204 compare to Boca Raton overall?
Tract 12099007204 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Boca Raton at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boca Raton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Boca Raton
Top eight tracts in Boca Raton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · FL
12099007208
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099007622
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
Old Floresta
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099007615
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099007302
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
Old Floresta
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099007504
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099007202
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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