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Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally

Palm Chase Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12099005951 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 4,751 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 4.3/10, tract 12099005951 in the Palm Chase area of Palm Beach County, FL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,751 residents. roughly two in three of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Palm Beach County average of 53.5%.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 14% Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,975
Renter share45.5%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$67,522

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Palm Chase
Elevated
Within county
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#151 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Elevated
Within state
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#1,882 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Palm Beach and the region

Centroid at 26.5251, -80.1303 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palm Chase scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
1.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,890 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
State baseline
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Palm Chase compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Palm Chase risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.3This tracttract 0059514.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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)

  • 933Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 11.97%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.5%Peak (2011)
  • 56Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12099005951
Filings dropped 28% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 534Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.3Avg monthly (observed)
  • 6.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.20×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Other Oregon Counties as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Palm Chase. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palm Chase

The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.5/10. Annualized rent equals 34% of average household income of $67,522, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Well under the midpoint, local political climate reads 1.5/10.

Severe burden reaches 20%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Court records carry 933 eviction filings across 11 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2011 at 12.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 12.0% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.5/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Palm Beach County average of 4.1 closely.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 12099005951

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099005951?

Census tract 12099005951 in the Palm Chase neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 12099005951?

Median gross rent is $1,890/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12099005951?

8.8% of residents in tract 12099005951 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,751.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12099005951?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 51th, minority 79th, housing 38th.
Q5

Is tract 12099005951 considered part of Palm Chase?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12099005951 fall within Palm Chase (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099005951?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 933 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099005951 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.97% of renter households, peaking at 12.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 12099005951 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.20× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
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