Census Tract · Ranked #50,269 of 84,120 nationally

Melbourne Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12009064126 · Brevard, FL · pop 4,152 · 66% of tract blocks fall in Melbourne

Census tract 12009064126 is in Melbourne, Florida. It has a population of 4,152 and an eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier). 51% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 26% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,436/month against a median household income of $79,337 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.0

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 14% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units1,766

Renter share28.9%

SVI overall0.27

Poverty rate7.2%

Median income$79,337

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Melbourne and the region

Centroid at 28.1615, -80.6945 · click any tract to drill in

Why Melbourne scores 5.0

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Melbourne

4.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.2

State political climate

Florida legislature & governorship

1.5

Economic stress

7.2% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,436 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Melbourne

7.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Melbourne

8.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Melbourne

7.1

How Melbourne compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

22%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
24%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

226Total filings over 10 yrs
7.13%Avg annual filing rate
17.9%Peak (2004)
8Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2002 — 2018

Filings dropped 50% over the past 10 months.

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Frequently asked

About tract 12009064126

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064126?

Census tract 12009064126 in Melbourne scores 5.0/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 12009064126?

Median gross rent is $1,436/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064126?

7.2% of residents in tract 12009064126 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,152.

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064126?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 61th, minority 35th, housing 24th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064126?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 226 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064126 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.13% of renter households, peaking at 17.9% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

How does tract 12009064126 compare to Melbourne overall?

Tract 12009064126 scores 5.0/10 — right in line with the parent city of Melbourne at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Melbourne eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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