Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Palm Chase Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12099005952 ·
Palm Beach, FL · pop 1,239 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Palm Chase in Palm Beach is where census tract 12099005952 sits, home to 1,239 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 3.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #76,329 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
16% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $70,417 a year. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%Stable renters 4%Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units655
Renter share4.9%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$70,417
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33th percentile
#3 of 4 tracts In Palm Chase
Low
Within county
56th percentile
#166 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Elevated
Within state
44th percentile
#2,890 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
National
33th percentile
#56,660 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.5143, -80.1303 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palm Chase scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Palm Chase compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
49%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
24%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)
2Total filings 2020-21
0.0Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
2.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
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 Palm Chase. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 set by Florida eviction laws law, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 2.00x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099005952
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099005952?
Census tract 12099005952 in the Palm Chase neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 12099005952?
8.4% of residents in tract 12099005952 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,239.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099005952?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 43th, minority 24th, housing 35th.
Q4
Is tract 12099005952 considered part of Palm Chase?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12099005952 fall within Palm Chase (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 12099005952 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 2.00× 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.