5 census tracts · pop 24,258 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3–5.4
Rainbow Lakes is a 5-tract neighborhood of Boynton Beach, FL and houses 24,258 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 42%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 63% against 38.4% citywide, putting Rainbow Lakes 24.4% over its own city. The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.4, a 2.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Filings are well documented here: 447 across 5 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 120.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.1% in 2015, is well off that peak.
At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Average gross rent runs $1,974, close to the Boynton Beach average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $89,922.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
5 tracts · population-weighted
Rainbow Lakes vs Boynton BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Rainbow Lakes
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
447Total filings (sum)
5.80%Avg annual filing rate
120.0%Peak year (2013)
4.89%Latest filed (2015)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
210Total filings 2020-21
0.6Avg monthly observed
0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon Counties).
Frequently asked
About Rainbow Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rainbow Lakes?
Rainbow Lakes scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 5 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Rainbow Lakes compare to Boynton Beach overall?
Rainbow Lakes scores 0.5 points lower than Boynton Beach overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,974 vs $2,041.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rainbow Lakes?
Average gross rent in Rainbow Lakes is $1,974/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rainbow Lakes residents are renters?
14% of Rainbow Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Boynton Beach). The neighborhood has 24,258 residents.
Q5
Is Rainbow Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
Rainbow Lakes sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Rainbow Lakes have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rainbow Lakes is census tract 12099005810 (score 5.4/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Rainbow Lakes for landlords?
Rainbow Lakes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Boynton Beach as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rainbow Lakes?
Rainbow Lakes has 24,243 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.2%), Hispanic / Latino (21.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
