Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Hobe Sound Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12085001408 · Martin, FL · pop 4,191
Here is how census tract 12085001408, in Hobe Sound, looks to a landlord: a 4.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,191. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,109 a month against an average household income of $36,955 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units1,877
Renter share37.7%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$36,955
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
85
th percentile
High
Within state
79
th percentile
High
National
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hobe Sound and the region
Centroid at 27.0824, -80.1445 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hobe Sound scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,109 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%Housing & transportation
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)
- 52Total filings over 2 yrs
- 3.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak (2016)
- 17Filings 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 score leans hardest on 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 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 52 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.0% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 75th 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 12085001408
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12085001408?
Census tract 12085001408 in Hobe Sound scores 4.5/10 (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 12085001408?
Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12085001408?
19.2% of residents in tract 12085001408 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,191.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12085001408?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 79th, minority 43th, housing 68th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12085001408?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 52 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12085001408 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.75% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 12085001408 compare to Hobe Sound overall?
Tract 12085001408 scores 4.5/10, higher than 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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