Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Palm Chase Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12099005951 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 4,751 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.7/10 for census tract 12099005951 reflects conditions in the Palm Chase neighborhood of Palm Beach, Florida. That is riskier than about 29% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 70% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,890 monthly, set against $67,522 in average yearly household income, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
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 county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
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 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 933Total filings over 11 yrs
- 11.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.5%Peak (2011)
- 56Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
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
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 score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Florida eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Palm Beach County average of 5.0 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.20x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
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 3.2/10 (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 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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