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Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally

Riviera Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12099001404 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 4,496 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 12099001404 covers part of the Riviera Beach area of Riviera Beach, FL, and scores 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,496 residents. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 8.8/10.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 27% Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,174
Renter share75.0%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$52,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Riviera Beach
Elevated
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 11 tracts In Riviera Beach
Elevated
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#27 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#259 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Riviera Beach and the region

Centroid at 26.7759, -80.0802 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riviera Beach scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Riviera Beach
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,540 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Riviera Beach
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Riviera Beach
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Riviera Beach
8.1

How Riviera Beach compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Riviera Beach risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.8This tracttract 0014044.4Riviera Beachparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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)

  • 916Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 13.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.4%Peak (2002)
  • 58Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12099001404
Filings dropped 34% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 320Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.67×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Other Oregon Counties as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riviera Beach. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riviera Beach

The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Set annual rent against average income of $52,625 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Palm Beach County average of 53.5%. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.5/10. It sits 1.7 points above the Palm Beach County average of 4.1.

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.4/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 916 filings here across 11 tracked years. At $1,540 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Riviera Beach commands.

The worst year on record was 2002, when 14.4% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 13.7% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #20,506 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.6/10.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 12099001404

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099001404?

Census tract 12099001404 in the Riviera Beach neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 12099001404?

Median gross rent is $1,540/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12099001404?

16.5% of residents in tract 12099001404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,496.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12099001404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 64th, minority 94th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 12099001404 considered part of Riviera Beach?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12099001404 fall within Riviera Beach (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099001404?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 916 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099001404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.74% of renter households, peaking at 14.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 12099001404 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.67× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 12099001404 compare to Riviera Beach overall?

Tract 12099001404 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Riviera Beach at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Riviera Beach; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Riviera Beach

Top eight tracts in Riviera Beach ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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