Within neighborhood
44
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Margate Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12011020209 · Broward, FL · pop 2,321 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Margate in Margate anchors census tract 12011020209, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,505 monthly, set against $60,368 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units927
Renter share34.3%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate11.3%
Median income$60,368
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Margate and the region
Centroid at 26.2411, -80.2055 · click any tract to drill in
Why Margate scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Margate
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
11.3% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,505 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Margate
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Margate
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Margate
7.5
How Margate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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)
- 120Total filings over 4 yrs
- 14.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.4%Peak (2001)
- 21Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 49% over the past 4 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 71Total filings 2020-21
- 1.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.66×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Fort Lauderdale as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Margate. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Margate
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.2/10. 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 Margate, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Broward County average of 5.4 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 89th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.66x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12011020209
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12011020209?
Census tract 12011020209 in the Margate neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 12011020209?
Median gross rent is $1,505/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12011020209?
11.3% of residents in tract 12011020209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,321.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12011020209?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 71th, minority 82th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 12011020209 considered part of Margate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12011020209 fall within Margate (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12011020209?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 120 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12011020209 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.76% of renter households, peaking at 22.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12011020209 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.66× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Lauderdale eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 12011020209 compare to Margate overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Margate
Top eight tracts in Margate ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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