Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Windward Cove Eviction Risk: Lower , Wellington
Tract 12099007759 ·
Palm Beach, FL · pop 1,192 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Windward Cove neighborhood of Wellington, census tract 12099007759 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.2/10. It lands near the 16th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,700 a month while the average household earns $164,545 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%Stable renters 14%Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units466
Renter share13.5%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$164,545
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Windward Cove
Moderate
Within parent city
57th percentile
#7 of 15 tracts In Wellington
Elevated
Within county
19th percentile
#300 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Very Low
Within state
9th percentile
#4,659 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wellington and the region
Centroid at 26.6188, -80.2578 · click any tract to drill in
Why Windward Cove scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wellington
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$2,700 rent vs county FMR
7.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wellington
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wellington
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wellington
6.0
How Windward Cove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
18%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
16%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)
22Total filings over 10 yrs
1.82%Avg annual filing rate
1.1%Peak (2001)
1Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year2000 to 2015
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
8Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly (observed)
0.3Pre-pandemic baseline
0.38×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Other Oregon Counties as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Windward Cove
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.1/10. 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 Wellington, 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 22 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.1% of renter households in 2001.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.38x 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 12099007759
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099007759?
Census tract 12099007759 in the Windward Cove neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 12099007759?
Median gross rent is $2,700/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099007759?
7.6% of residents in tract 12099007759 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,192.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099007759?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 25th, minority 49th, housing 16th.
Q5
Is tract 12099007759 considered part of Windward Cove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12099007759 fall within Windward Cove (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099007759?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12099007759 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.82% of renter households, peaking at 1.1% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12099007759 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.38× 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.
Q8
How does tract 12099007759 compare to Wellington overall?
Tract 12099007759 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Wellington at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wellington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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