Within parent city
82
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Boca Raton Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12099007504 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 3,029
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12099007504 (Boca Raton, Florida) comes in at 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 16% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,845 monthly, set against $80,724 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,686
Renter share40.0%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$80,724
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Boca Raton and the region
Centroid at 26.3332, -80.0821 · click any tract to drill in
Why Boca Raton scores 2.9
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
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,845 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 288Total filings over 11 yrs
- 4.38%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.3%Peak (2002)
- 8Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 65% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 36Total filings 2020-21
- 0.5Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.64×Ratio to 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
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.5/10. 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 below the Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 288 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.3% of renter households in 2002.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.64x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099007504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099007504?
Census tract 12099007504 in Boca Raton scores 2.9/10 (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 12099007504?
Median gross rent is $1,845/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099007504?
13.9% of residents in tract 12099007504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,029.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099007504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 22th, minority 42th, housing 13th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099007504?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 288 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099007504 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.38% of renter households, peaking at 10.3% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099007504 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.64× 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 12099007504 compare to Boca Raton overall?
Tract 12099007504 scores 2.9/10, 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
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
Old Floresta
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099007615
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
Old Floresta
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099007302
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099007202
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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