Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
West Palm Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12099002701 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 1,470
West Palm Beach anchors census tract 12099002701, which lands at 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,507 a month while the average household earns $46,974 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units978
Renter share68.5%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate17.7%
Median income$46,974
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across West Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.7117, -80.0501 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Palm Beach scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from West Palm Beach
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
17.7% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,507 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Palm Beach
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Palm Beach
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Palm Beach
3.5
How West Palm Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 98%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)
- 49Total filings 2020-21
- 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.11×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near 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 West Palm Beach
What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.4/10. 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 inherited from West Palm Beach eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.11x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099002701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099002701?
Census tract 12099002701 in West Palm Beach scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 12099002701?
Median gross rent is $1,507/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099002701?
17.7% of residents in tract 12099002701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,470.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099002701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 55th, minority 31th, housing 98th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 12099002701 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.11× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 12099002701 compare to West Palm Beach overall?
Tract 12099002701 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of West Palm Beach at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Palm Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in West Palm Beach
Top eight tracts in West Palm Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · FL
12099002100
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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12099002200
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12099001600
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12099007832
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12099001700
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099002400
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099001802
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12099002300
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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