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Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Margate Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12011020210 · Broward, FL · pop 5,630 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

For landlords sizing up Margate in Margate, census tract 12011020210 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,684 a month while the average household earns $74,750 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 9% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,452
Renter share14.6%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$74,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 10 tracts In Margate
Low
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 13 tracts In Margate
Low
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#249 of 416 tracts In Broward
Moderate
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#3,043 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Margate and the region

Centroid at 26.2435, -80.2123 · click any tract to drill in

Why Margate scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,684 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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.
Margate risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 020210Margate: 2.42.4Margateparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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)

  • 70Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 4.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.9%Peak (2016)
  • 25Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120110202102001: 13 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2002: 10 filings (2.74/100 renter HHs)2003: 22 filings (6.02/100 renter HHs)2016: 25 filings (5.91/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 92% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 53Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.59×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2024-09-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 2 filings (0.92× baseline)2020-02-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2020-03-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2020-11-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2021-01-01: 2 filings (0.92× baseline)2021-02-01: 3 filings (2.26× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2022-01-01: 2 filings (0.92× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2022-03-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 2 filings (1.33× baseline)2022-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 2 filings (1.09× baseline)2022-10-01: 3 filings (2.26× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2022-12-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-01-01: 1 filings (0.46× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 1 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-07-01: 1 filings (0.67× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-11-01: 3 filings (1.80× baseline)2023-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 2 filings (0.92× baseline)2024-02-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2024-03-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2024-04-01: 2 filings (1.71× baseline)2024-05-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2024-06-01: 3 filings (3.61× baseline)2024-07-01: 3 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 heaviest input here is 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 about the same as 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.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.59x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 75th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 12011020210

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12011020210?

Census tract 12011020210 in the Margate neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 12011020210?

Median gross rent is $1,684/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12011020210?

11.6% of residents in tract 12011020210 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,630.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12011020210?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 56th, minority 74th, housing 65th.
Q5

Is tract 12011020210 considered part of Margate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12011020210 fall within Margate (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12011020210?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 70 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12011020210 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.56% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 12011020210 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.59× 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 12011020210 compare to Margate overall?

Tract 12011020210 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Margate at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Margate; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Margate

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

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