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West Melbourne Landings Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12009064901 · Brevard, FL · pop 7,005 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 12009064901 sits in West Melbourne Landings in Melbourne eviction risk, Florida eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. That is riskier than about 30% of US census tracts.

About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,490 a month while the average household earns $68,509 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 23% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units2,528
Renter share36.9%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$68,509

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In West Melbourne Landings
Very High
Within parent city
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 24 tracts In Melbourne
Moderate
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 147 tracts In Brevard
High
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#1,782 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Melbourne and the region

Centroid at 28.0630, -80.6300 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Melbourne Landings scores 3.9

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
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,490 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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 West Melbourne Landings compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Melbourne Landings risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 064901Melbourne: 2.32.3Melbourneparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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)

  • 276Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 3.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.1%Peak (2015)
  • 21Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120090649012002: 31 filings (4.42/100 renter HHs)2003: 36 filings (5.13/100 renter HHs)2004: 38 filings (5.41/100 renter HHs)2011: 18 filings (2.27/100 renter HHs)2012: 25 filings (3.16/100 renter HHs)2014: 22 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2015: 48 filings (6.06/100 renter HHs)2016: 26 filings (2.90/100 renter HHs)2017: 11 filings (1.22/100 renter HHs)2018: 21 filings (2.34/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 32% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Melbourne Landings. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Melbourne Landings

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 in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 71st 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 276 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.1% of renter households in 2015.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009064901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064901?

Census tract 12009064901 in the West Melbourne Landings neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 12009064901?

Median gross rent is $1,490/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064901?

12.5% of residents in tract 12009064901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,005.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 82th, minority 43th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 12009064901 considered part of West Melbourne Landings?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009064901 fall within West Melbourne Landings (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 276 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.57% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12009064901 compare to Melbourne overall?

Tract 12009064901 scores 3.9/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Melbourne

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

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