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Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Hobe Sound Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 12085001406 · Martin, FL · pop 3,920

Tract 12085001406 covers Hobe Sound in Florida. Home to 3,920 residents, it scores 3.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 6% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

27% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,135 a month while the average household earns $100,804 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 9% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,355
Renter share12.9%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$100,804

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Hobe Sound
Very Low
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 42 tracts In Martin
Very Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#4,368 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very Low
National
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#72,539 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hobe Sound and the region

Centroid at 27.0775, -80.1317 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hobe Sound scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hobe Sound
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,135 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hobe Sound
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hobe Sound
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hobe Sound
6.5

How Hobe Sound compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hobe Sound risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 001406Hobe Sound: 2.32.3Hobe Soundparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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)

  • 10Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.0%Peak (2017)
  • 7Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hobe Sound

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 Hobe Sound, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Martin County average of 4.0 and below the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 10 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% of renter households in 2017.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 12085001406

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085001406?

Census tract 12085001406 in Hobe Sound scores 2.1/10 (Lower 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 12085001406?

Median gross rent is $1,135/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12085001406?

1.9% of residents in tract 12085001406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,920.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12085001406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 12th, minority 19th, housing 25th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12085001406?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 10 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12085001406 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.17% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

How does tract 12085001406 compare to Hobe Sound overall?

Tract 12085001406 scores 2.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Hobe Sound at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hobe Sound; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hobe Sound

Top eight tracts in Hobe Sound ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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