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Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

University Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Boca Raton

Tract 12099007006 · Palm Beach, FL · pop 4,234 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 12099007006 covers part of the University Park area of Boca Raton, FL, and scores 3.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 15% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units2,225
Renter share39.4%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate14.3%
Median income$97,223

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In University Park
Very High
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 34 tracts In Boca Raton
Elevated
Within county
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#228 of 372 tracts In Palm Beach
Low
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#2,995 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Boca Raton and the region

Centroid at 26.4017, -80.1338 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Park scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Boca Raton
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.3% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$2,393 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Boca Raton
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Boca Raton
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Boca Raton
3.0

How University Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.5This tracttract 0070063.4Boca Ratonparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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)

  • 372Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 5.49%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.6%Peak (2012)
  • 34Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2000 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 12099007006
Filings climbed 36% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 234Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.2Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 2.66×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline

Pandemic filings ran above 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 University Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Park

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 62% here against 53.5% across Palm Beach County. Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.5/10. Court records carry 372 eviction filings across 11 observed years.

Filings peaked in 2012 at 8.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 5.5% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 31st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Palm Beach County average of 4.1 closely.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 12099007006

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12099007006?

Census tract 12099007006 in the University Park neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 12099007006?

Median gross rent is $2,393/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12099007006?

14.3% of residents in tract 12099007006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,234.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12099007006?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 36th, minority 18th, housing 11th.
Q5

Is tract 12099007006 considered part of University Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12099007006 fall within University Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12099007006?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 372 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 12099007006 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.49% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

Did eviction filings in tract 12099007006 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 2.66× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Other Oregon eviction laws Counties), 2020-2021.
Q8

How does tract 12099007006 compare to Boca Raton overall?

Tract 12099007006 scores 3.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Boca Raton at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Boca Raton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Boca Raton

Top eight tracts in Boca Raton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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