Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Palm Lake Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Jensen Beach
Tract 12085000400 · Martin, FL · pop 7,329 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 12085000400 covers the Palm Lake Park neighborhood of Jensen Beach in Florida. Home to 7,329 residents, it scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 33rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,802 monthly, set against $74,615 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units3,076
Renter share12.5%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$74,615
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jensen Beach and the region
Centroid at 27.2334, -80.2503 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palm Lake Park scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Jensen Beach
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,802 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jensen Beach
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jensen Beach
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jensen Beach
7.5
How Palm Lake Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 31%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 36Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2016)
- 16Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Palm Lake Park
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.6/10. 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 Jensen Beach, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Martin County average of 4.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 36 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.5% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12085000400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085000400?
Census tract 12085000400 in the Palm Lake Park 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 12085000400?
Median gross rent is $1,802/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12085000400?
16.5% of residents in tract 12085000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,329.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12085000400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 31th, minority 17th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 12085000400 considered part of Palm Lake Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12085000400 fall within Palm Lake Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12085000400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 36 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12085000400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.04% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
How does tract 12085000400 compare to Jensen Beach overall?
Tract 12085000400 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Jensen Beach at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jensen Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Jensen Beach
Top eight tracts in Jensen Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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