Within parent city
72
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Palm Beach Gardens Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12099000218 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 3,769
For landlords sizing up Palm Beach Gardens in Palm Beach County, census tract 12099000218 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.
76% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,439 a month against an average household income of $86,658 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,680
Renter share37.7%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate7.7%
Median income$86,658
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palm Beach Gardens and the region
Centroid at 26.8511, -80.1099 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palm Beach Gardens scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palm Beach Gardens
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.7% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,439 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palm Beach Gardens
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palm Beach Gardens
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palm Beach Gardens
6.0
How Palm Beach Gardens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 32%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 73Total filings 2020-21
- 1.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.66×Ratio to 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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Palm Beach Gardens
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Palm Beach Gardens, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.66x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099000218
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099000218?
Census tract 12099000218 in Palm Beach Gardens scores 2.4/10 (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 12099000218?
Median gross rent is $2,439/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099000218?
7.7% of residents in tract 12099000218 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,769.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099000218?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 32th, minority 43th, housing 35th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 12099000218 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.66× 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.
Q6
How does tract 12099000218 compare to Palm Beach Gardens overall?
Tract 12099000218 scores 2.4/10, higher than the parent city of Palm Beach Gardens at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palm Beach Gardens; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palm Beach Gardens
Top eight tracts in Palm Beach Gardens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · FL
12099000600
2.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
North Palm Beach
2.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099980200
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099007831
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099000803
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099000304
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099000904
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · FL
12099000903
2.2
/ 10 · Low
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