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Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Golden Gate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Port Salerno

Tract 12085000901 · Martin, FL · pop 2,270 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 12085000901 belongs to the Golden Gate area of Port Salerno, Florida. It is home to 2,270 residents and scores 4.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #53,853 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,419 a month against an average household income of $50,284 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 4% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,577
Renter share15.5%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$50,284

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Golden Gate
Very High
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 8 tracts In Port Salerno
Moderate
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 42 tracts In Martin
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#1,204 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Salerno and the region

Centroid at 27.1805, -80.2188 · click any tract to drill in

Why Golden Gate scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Port Salerno
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,419 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Port Salerno
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Port Salerno
8.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Port Salerno
7.6

How Golden Gate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Golden Gate risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 000901Port Salerno: 2.32.3Port Salernoparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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)

  • 7Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.48%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.5%Peak (2017)
  • 7Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Golden Gate. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Golden Gate

The score leans hardest on 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 Port Salerno, 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 7 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.5% of renter households in 2017.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 12085000901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085000901?

Census tract 12085000901 in the Golden Gate 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 12085000901?

Median gross rent is $1,419/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12085000901?

12.0% of residents in tract 12085000901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,270.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12085000901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 46th, minority 12th, housing 48th.
Q5

Is tract 12085000901 considered part of Golden Gate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12085000901 fall within Golden Gate (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12085000901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 12085000901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.48% of renter households, peaking at 2.5% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12085000901 compare to Port Salerno overall?

Tract 12085000901 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Port Salerno at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Salerno; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Salerno

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

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