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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Eau Gallie Eviction Risk: Moderate , Melbourne

Tract 12009064201 · Brevard, FL · pop 2,328 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

12009064201 is a census tract in the Eau Gallie area of Melbourne, FL. It scores 5.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,328 residents. Against Brevard County at 48.9%, roughly one in four of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 32% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,059
Renter share42.5%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate16.6%
Median income$62,891

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Eau Gallie
Very High
Within parent city
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 24 tracts In Melbourne
Elevated
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 147 tracts In Brevard
High
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#964 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Melbourne and the region

Centroid at 28.1167, -80.6212 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eau Gallie scores 5.1

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
16.6% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,333 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Eau Gallie compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Eau Gallie risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 064201Melbourne: 4.04.0Melbourneparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

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)

  • 287Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 6.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.9%Peak (2003)
  • 25Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120090642012002: 27 filings (4.21/100 renter HHs)2003: 38 filings (5.92/100 renter HHs)2004: 32 filings (4.99/100 renter HHs)2011: 20 filings (5.92/100 renter HHs)2012: 34 filings (10.06/100 renter HHs)2014: 38 filings (11.24/100 renter HHs)2015: 32 filings (9.47/100 renter HHs)2016: 20 filings (5.22/100 renter HHs)2017: 21 filings (5.48/100 renter HHs)2018: 25 filings (6.53/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Eau Gallie. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Eau Gallie

Pulling hardest the other way is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.

It sits 1.2 points above the Brevard County average of 3.9. The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 287 filings here across 10 tracked years. Average gross rent is $1,333, 13% below the Melbourne average.

Filings peaked in 2003 at 5.9% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #31,049 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $62,891. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009064201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064201?

Census tract 12009064201 in the Eau Gallie neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 12009064201?

Median gross rent is $1,333/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064201?

16.6% of residents in tract 12009064201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,328.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 63th, minority 28th, housing 86th.
Q5

Is tract 12009064201 considered part of Eau Gallie?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009064201 fall within Eau Gallie (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064201?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 287 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.90% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12009064201 compare to Melbourne overall?

Tract 12009064201 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Melbourne at 4/10. 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

Highest-risk tracts in Melbourne

Top eight tracts in Melbourne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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