Within parent city
4
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Melbourne Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12009064128 · Brevard, FL · pop 11,596 · 5% of tract blocks fall in Melbourne
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12009064128 (Melbourne, Florida) comes in at 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #64,107 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,921 a month while the average household earns $121,109 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units5,055
Renter share12.5%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$121,109
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Melbourne and the region
Centroid at 28.1977, -80.7007 · click any tract to drill in
Why Melbourne scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,921 rent vs county FMR
6.7
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: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 34%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 116Total filings over 10 yrs
- 2.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.4%Peak (2004)
- 12Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 140% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Melbourne
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Melbourne 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 Brevard County average of 4.6 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 116 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 2.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.4% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12009064128
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064128?
Census tract 12009064128 in Melbourne scores 2.1/10 (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 12009064128?
Median gross rent is $1,921/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064128?
4.1% of residents in tract 12009064128 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 11,596.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064128?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 13th, minority 34th, housing 5th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064128?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064128 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.37% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12009064128 compare to Melbourne overall?
Tract 12009064128 scores 2.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Melbourne at 2.3/10. 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Melbourne
Top eight tracts in Melbourne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.7
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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12009064202
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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12009064701
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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