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Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Rio Eviction Risk: Moderate , Jensen Beach

Tract 12085000800 · Martin, FL · pop 2,734 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Eviction risk in Rio in Jensen Beach centers on tract 12085000800, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,734 residents. On the national scale it ranks #38,579 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,509 a month against an average household income of $54,333 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 17% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units934
Renter share36.5%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate28.3%
Median income$54,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Rio
Very High
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 8 tracts In Jensen Beach
High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 42 tracts In Martin
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#335 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Jensen Beach and the region

Centroid at 27.1998, -80.2414 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rio scores 5.5

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
28.3% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,509 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jensen Beach
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jensen Beach
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jensen Beach
7.6

How Rio compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rio risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 000800Jensen Beach: 2.22.2Jensen Beachparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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)

  • 40Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 5.35%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.8%Peak (2016)
  • 11Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Rio. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rio

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.3/10. 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 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 40 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.8% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 87th 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 12085000800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085000800?

Census tract 12085000800 in the Rio neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 12085000800?

Median gross rent is $1,509/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12085000800?

28.3% of residents in tract 12085000800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,734.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12085000800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 93th, minority 75th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 12085000800 considered part of Rio?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12085000800 fall within Rio (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12085000800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 40 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12085000800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.35% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12085000800 compare to Jensen Beach overall?

Tract 12085000800 scores 5.5/10, 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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