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Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Tropical Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12009069906 · Brevard, FL · pop 1,865

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 12009069906 (Tropical Park, Florida) comes in at 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,206 a month while the average household earns $29,163 a year, roughly 50% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 26% Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units757
Renter share70.5%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate44.1%
Median income$29,163

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Tropical Park
Moderate
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 147 tracts In Brevard
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#175 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
National
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#14,316 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tropical Park and the region

Centroid at 28.3818, -80.7075 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tropical Park scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tropical Park
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.2
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
44.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tropical Park
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tropical Park
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tropical Park
9.4

How Tropical Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tropical Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 069906Tropical Park: 2.32.3Tropical Parkparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tropical Park

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Tropical Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 98th 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 12009069906

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12009069906?

Census tract 12009069906 in Tropical Park scores 5.8/10 (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 12009069906?

Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12009069906?

44.1% of residents in tract 12009069906 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,865.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12009069906?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 100th, minority 79th, housing 91th.
Q5

How does tract 12009069906 compare to Tropical Park overall?

Tract 12009069906 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Tropical Park at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tropical Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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