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Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Golden Gate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Port Salerno

Tract 12085001301 · Martin, FL · pop 5,070 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

In Golden Gate in Port Salerno, census tract 12085001301 scores 4.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

74% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 74% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,448 monthly, set against $69,293 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 7% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,147
Renter share28.6%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate25.5%
Median income$69,293

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Golden Gate
Elevated
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Port Salerno
Very High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 42 tracts In Martin
High
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#1,537 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Salerno and the region

Centroid at 27.1621, -80.2065 · click any tract to drill in

Why Golden Gate scores 4.1

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
25.5% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,448 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Port Salerno
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Port Salerno
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Port Salerno
4.8

How Golden Gate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Golden Gate risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 001301Port Salerno: 2.32.3Port Salernoparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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)

  • 38Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak (2016)
  • 17Filings 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

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.4/10. 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 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 38 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% 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 12085001301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085001301?

Census tract 12085001301 in the Golden Gate neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 12085001301?

Median gross rent is $1,448/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12085001301?

25.5% of residents in tract 12085001301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,070.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12085001301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 62th, minority 58th, housing 90th.
Q5

Is tract 12085001301 considered part of Golden Gate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12085001301 fall within Golden Gate (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12085001301?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12085001301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.53% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

How does tract 12085001301 compare to Port Salerno overall?

Tract 12085001301 scores 4.1/10, 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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