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Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally

Palm Lake Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Jensen Beach

Tract 12085000400 · Martin, FL · pop 7,329 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 12085000400 covers part of the Palm Lake Park area of Jensen Beach, FL, and scores 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 7,329. Average gross rent is $1,802, 42% above the Jensen Beach average.

Risk score
4.4
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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Palm Lake Park
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Jensen Beach
Moderate
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#12 of 42 tracts In Martin
Elevated
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#1,779 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
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 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Palm Lake Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.4This tracttract 0004003.6Jensen Beachparent city3.8Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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)

  • 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 clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.6/10.

Court records carry 36 eviction filings across 2 observed years. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against the Martin County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points.

Filings peaked in 2016 at 4.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 49th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Only 13% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $74,615.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 4.4/10 (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 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Jensen Beach at 3.6/10. 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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