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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

University Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Boca Raton

Tract 12099007009 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 3,597 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 12099007009 covers part of the University Park area of Boca Raton, FL, and scores 3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,597. What pushes it up most is supply constraint at 9.9/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 5% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,178
Renter share8.1%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$183,056

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In University Park
Very Low
Within parent city
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#26 of 34 tracts In Boca Raton
Low
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#336 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Very Low
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#3,704 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Boca Raton and the region

Centroid at 26.3741, -80.1324 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Park scores 3

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
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$3,250 rent vs county FMR
9.9
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 University Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0070093.4Boca Ratonparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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)

  • 27Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 12.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.6%Peak (2010)
  • 1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12099007009

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 13Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.62×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above 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 University Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Park

Cost burden runs 38% here against 53.5% across Palm Beach County. The voucher gap is 48.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

At $3,250 a month, rents run 30% over what the rest of Boca Raton commands. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.4/10.

It sits 1.1 points below the Palm Beach County average of 4.1. The severe-burden share is 9%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The filing record is not thin: 27 evictions over 8 years of observation.

The worst year on record was 2010, when 7.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 12.7% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 8% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12099007009

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099007009?

Census tract 12099007009 in the University Park neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 12099007009?

Median gross rent is $3,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12099007009?

5.7% of residents in tract 12099007009 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,597.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12099007009?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 68th, minority 45th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 12099007009 considered part of University Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12099007009 fall within University Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099007009?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 27 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 12099007009 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.71% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 12099007009 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.62× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 12099007009 compare to Boca Raton overall?

Tract 12099007009 scores 3/10, lower 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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