2 census tracts · pop 5,526 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–3.6
Minorca is a 2-tract neighborhood of New Smyrna Beach, FL and houses 5,526 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, Lower tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the New Smyrna Beach rate of 33.6%.
Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.2/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Court records carry 55 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 4.7% of renter households.
Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of New Smyrna Beach, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 1.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.6 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,620, close to the New Smyrna Beach average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $80,974.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Minorca vs New Smyrna BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority20%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Minorca
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
55Total filings (sum)
3.12%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2018)
2.58%Latest filed (2018)
Frequently asked
About Minorca
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Minorca?
Minorca scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Minorca compare to New Smyrna Beach overall?
Minorca scores 0.4 points lower than New Smyrna Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,620 vs $1,712.
Q3
What is the average rent in Minorca?
Average gross rent in Minorca is $1,620/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Minorca residents are renters?
21% of Minorca households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in New Smyrna Beach). The neighborhood has 5,526 residents.
Q5
Is Minorca a high social-vulnerability area?
Minorca sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Minorca have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Minorca is census tract 12127082802 (score 3.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.6, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Minorca for landlords?
Minorca carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Minorca?
Minorca has 5,499 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%), Other / Multiracial (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
