Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 12099005960 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12099005960 ·
Palm Beach, FL · pop 5,428
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12099005960 (Palm Beach, Florida) comes in at 3.7/10, the Lower tier. That is riskier than roughly 8% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 18% of renter households, a modest level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,296 a month against an average household income of $109,327 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%Stable renters 14%Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,879
Renter share16.4%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$109,327
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
26th percentile
#277 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Low
Within state
12th percentile
#4,494 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very Low
National
12th percentile
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palm Beach and the region
Centroid at 26.5812, -80.1648 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 12099005960 scores 2
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
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,296 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 Tract 12099005960 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
33%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
5%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)
25Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly (observed)
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.60×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.
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.5/10. 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 racially mixed and ranks around the 19th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.60x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
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 12099005960
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099005960?
Census tract 12099005960 in Palm Beach scores 2/10 (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 12099005960?
Median gross rent is $2,296/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099005960?
3.5% of residents in tract 12099005960 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,428.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099005960?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 40th, minority 56th, housing 5th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 12099005960 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.60× 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.