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Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally

Boca Raton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12099007302 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 5,570

With a score of 3.8/10, tract 12099007302 in Boca Raton, FL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 18% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units2,410
Renter share37.1%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$77,346

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 34 tracts In Boca Raton
High
Within county
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#187 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Moderate
Within state
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2,560 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#52,479 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Boca Raton and the region

Centroid at 26.3814, -80.0770 · click any tract to drill in

Why Boca Raton scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,813 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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 Boca Raton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Boca Raton risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.8This tracttract 0073023.4Boca Ratonparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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)

  • 373Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 4.12%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak (2002)
  • 25Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12099007302
Filings dropped 34% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 110Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.61×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Other Oregon Counties as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Boca Raton

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. At $1,813 a month, rents run 28% under what the rest of Boca Raton commands.

Severe burden reaches 18%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.5/10. Court records carry 373 eviction filings across 11 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2002 at 6.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.1% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 52% of renters.

It tracks the Palm Beach County average of 4.1 closely. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $77,346. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 12099007302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099007302?

Census tract 12099007302 in Boca Raton scores 3.8/10 (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 12099007302?

Median gross rent is $1,813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12099007302?

12.2% of residents in tract 12099007302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,570.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12099007302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 40th, minority 55th, housing 62th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099007302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 373 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099007302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.12% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 12099007302 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.61× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q7

How does tract 12099007302 compare to Boca Raton overall?

Tract 12099007302 scores 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Boca Raton at 3.4/10. 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.

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