Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Fountainhead North Eviction Risk: Lower , Melbourne
Tract 12009064500 · Brevard, FL · pop 3,805 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 12009064500 in Fountainhead North in Melbourne ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,805 residents. On the national scale it ranks #53,687 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,244 monthly, set against $60,707 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,675
Renter share31.7%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$60,707
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
60
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Melbourne and the region
Centroid at 28.1268, -80.6643 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fountainhead North scores 3.7
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
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,244 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Fountainhead North compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 372Total filings over 10 yrs
- 5.59%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.6%Peak (2004)
- 24Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 48% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Fountainhead North. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fountainhead North
What moves this score most is 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 above the Brevard County average of 4.6 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 372 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 5.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.6% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12009064500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064500?
Census tract 12009064500 in the Fountainhead North neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 12009064500?
Median gross rent is $1,244/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064500?
8.3% of residents in tract 12009064500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 33th, minority 33th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 12009064500 considered part of Fountainhead North?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009064500 fall within Fountainhead North (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 372 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.59% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12009064500 compare to Melbourne overall?
Tract 12009064500 scores 3.7/10, higher than 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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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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