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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Melbourne Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12009064902 · Brevard, FL · pop 4,313 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

How risky is Downtown Melbourne in Melbourne for landlords? Census tract 12009064902 scores 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #35,306 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,112 monthly, set against $33,691 in average yearly household income, roughly 40% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 17% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,749
Renter share60.9%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate28.4%
Median income$33,691

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Downtown Melbourne
Very Low
Within parent city
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 24 tracts In Melbourne
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 147 tracts In Brevard
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#231 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Melbourne and the region

Centroid at 28.0700, -80.6031 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Melbourne scores 5.7

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
28.4% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,112 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Downtown Melbourne compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Downtown Melbourne risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 064902Melbourne: 2.32.3Melbourneparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

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)

  • 528Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 4.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.9%Peak (2014)
  • 48Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120090649022002: 65 filings (7.18/100 renter HHs)2003: 59 filings (6.52/100 renter HHs)2004: 47 filings (5.19/100 renter HHs)2011: 41 filings (3.02/100 renter HHs)2012: 43 filings (3.16/100 renter HHs)2014: 67 filings (4.93/100 renter HHs)2015: 66 filings (4.86/100 renter HHs)2016: 50 filings (4.36/100 renter HHs)2017: 42 filings (3.66/100 renter HHs)2018: 48 filings (4.18/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 26% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Melbourne. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Melbourne

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

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 528 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2014.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12009064902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009064902?

Census tract 12009064902 in the Downtown Melbourne neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 12009064902?

Median gross rent is $1,112/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009064902?

28.4% of residents in tract 12009064902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,313.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009064902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 80th, minority 65th, housing 95th.
Q5

Is tract 12009064902 considered part of Downtown Melbourne?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12009064902 fall within Downtown Melbourne (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12009064902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 528 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 12009064902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.71% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12009064902 compare to Melbourne overall?

Tract 12009064902 scores 5.7/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Melbourne

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

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