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Las Olas Eviction Risk: Moderate , Fort Lauderdale

Tract 12011042302 · Broward, FL · pop 1,494 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Tract 12011042302, home to 1,494 residents in the Las Olas neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale, scores 5.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 54th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,120 a month while the average household earns $86,429 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 89% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 45% Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units872
Renter share89.0%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate20.6%
Median income$86,429

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 9 tracts In Las Olas
High
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 50 tracts In Fort Lauderdale
Elevated
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#104 of 416 tracts In Broward
High
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#1,422 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fort Lauderdale and the region

Centroid at 26.0997, -80.1317 · click any tract to drill in

Why Las Olas scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
20.6% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$2,120 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Lauderdale
4.0

How Las Olas compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Las Olas risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 042302Fort Lauderdale: 2.92.9Fort Lauderdaleparent cityCounty: 3.43.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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)

  • 141Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 5.01%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.3%Peak (2003)
  • 18Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 120110423022001: 41 filings (5.08/100 renter HHs)2002: 39 filings (4.83/100 renter HHs)2003: 43 filings (5.32/100 renter HHs)2016: 18 filings (4.81/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 56% over the past 4 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 204Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.24×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2024-09-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 2 filings (1.71× baseline)2020-03-01: 4 filings (2.67× baseline)2020-04-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 8 filings (3.20× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2020-10-01: 2 filings (0.86× baseline)2020-11-01: 4 filings (2.40× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-01-01: 5 filings (5.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2021-03-01: 4 filings (2.67× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-05-01: 3 filings (1.50× baseline)2021-06-01: 5 filings (2.99× baseline)2021-07-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 3 filings (9.09× baseline)2021-10-01: 8 filings (3.43× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2021-12-01: 3 filings (2.26× baseline)2022-01-01: 14 filings (14.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 4 filings (3.42× baseline)2022-03-01: 9 filings (6.00× 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: 1 filings (0.40× baseline)2022-08-01: 9 filings (3.60× baseline)2022-09-01: 1 filings (3.03× baseline)2022-10-01: 5 filings (2.15× baseline)2022-11-01: 3 filings (1.80× baseline)2022-12-01: 5 filings (3.76× baseline)2023-01-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 4 filings (3.42× baseline)2023-03-01: 7 filings (4.67× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-05-01: 6 filings (3.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 10 filings (5.99× baseline)2023-07-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-08-01: 3 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-09-01: 3 filings (9.09× baseline)2023-10-01: 3 filings (1.29× baseline)2023-11-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-12-01: 3 filings (2.26× baseline)2024-01-01: 7 filings (7.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 4 filings (3.42× baseline)2024-03-01: 6 filings (4.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 3 filings (2.26× baseline)2024-05-01: 4 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 8 filings (4.79× baseline)2024-07-01: 5 filings (2.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 4 filings (1.60× baseline)2024-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Fort Lauderdale as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Las Olas. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Las Olas

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.1/10. 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 141 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.3% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12011042302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12011042302?

Census tract 12011042302 in the Las Olas neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 12011042302?

Median gross rent is $2,120/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12011042302?

20.6% of residents in tract 12011042302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,494.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12011042302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 58th, minority 48th, housing 87th.
Q5

Is tract 12011042302 considered part of Las Olas?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12011042302 fall within Las Olas (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12011042302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 141 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 12011042302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.01% of renter households, peaking at 5.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 12011042302 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 2.24× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Fort Lauderdale eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 12011042302 compare to Fort Lauderdale overall?

Tract 12011042302 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Fort Lauderdale at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Lauderdale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fort Lauderdale

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

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