1 census tracts · pop 5,362 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 4–4
Beacon maps to a single census tract in New Smyrna Beach, FL, population 5,362. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.2/10.
At $1,197 a month, rents sit 30% under what the rest of New Smyrna Beach commands. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2/10. The filing record is not thin: 108 evictions logged in this tract.
roughly one in three of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 7.0% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 4.5% in 2018 against a 7.0% peak. That places it #1 of 5 neighborhoods in New Smyrna Beach. At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Minorca and Lymestone Ranch score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Beacon vs New Smyrna BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Beacon
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
108Total filings (sum)
5.61%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2017)
4.52%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Beacon
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beacon?
Beacon scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Beacon compare to New Smyrna Beach overall?
Beacon scores 0.2 points higher than New Smyrna Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,197 vs $1,712.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beacon?
Average gross rent in Beacon is $1,197/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beacon residents are renters?
23% of Beacon households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in New Smyrna Beach). The neighborhood has 5,362 residents.
Q5
Is Beacon a high social-vulnerability area?
Beacon sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Beacon for landlords?
Beacon carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New Smyrna Beach as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Beacon?
Beacon has 5,824 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.2%), Hispanic / Latino (14.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
