Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Westgate Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 12099002900 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 5,963 · 80% of tract blocks fall in Westgate
Westgate is where census tract 12099002900 sits, home to 5,963 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.5/10. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,257 monthly, set against $41,420 in average yearly household income, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,702
Renter share75.7%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate36.2%
Median income$41,420
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westgate and the region
Centroid at 26.7026, -80.0920 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westgate scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westgate
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
36.2% poverty · this tract
9.1
Supply constraint
$1,257 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westgate
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westgate
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westgate
8.7
How Westgate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 99
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 100%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)
- 1,747Total filings over 11 yrs
- 16.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 25.0%Peak (2002)
- 131Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 18% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 310Total filings 2020-21
- 4.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 8.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.52×Ratio to 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
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westgate
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Westgate, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 99th 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 1,747 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 16.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 25.0% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 12099002900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099002900?
Census tract 12099002900 in Westgate scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 12099002900?
Median gross rent is $1,257/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12099002900?
36.2% of residents in tract 12099002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,963.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12099002900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 84th, minority 95th, housing 100th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099002900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,747 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099002900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.57% of renter households, peaking at 25.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12099002900 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.52× 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.
Q7
How does tract 12099002900 compare to Westgate overall?
Tract 12099002900 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Westgate at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westgate; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westgate
Top eight tracts in Westgate ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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