Within neighborhood
53
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Sweetwater Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12086009062 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 3,211 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 12086009062 in the Sweetwater neighborhood of Sweetwater ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,211 residents. On the national scale it ranks #29,080 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,089 a month against an average household income of $74,425 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units913
Renter share42.4%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate15.3%
Median income$74,425
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sweetwater and the region
Centroid at 25.7730, -80.3732 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sweetwater scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sweetwater
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
15.3% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$2,089 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sweetwater
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sweetwater
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sweetwater
7.2
How Sweetwater compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 5Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.42×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Miami as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Sweetwater. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sweetwater
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 Sweetwater, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Miami-Dade County average of 5.3 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 78th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.42x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12086009062
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086009062?
Census tract 12086009062 in the Sweetwater neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 12086009062?
Median gross rent is $2,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086009062?
15.3% of residents in tract 12086009062 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,211.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086009062?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 43th, minority 98th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 12086009062 considered part of Sweetwater?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12086009062 fall within Sweetwater (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12086009062 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.42× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12086009062 compare to Sweetwater overall?
Tract 12086009062 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Sweetwater at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sweetwater; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sweetwater
Top eight tracts in Sweetwater ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · FL
12086009052
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009015
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009030
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009027
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009024
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
Sweetwater
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009026
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009031
3.9
/ 10 · Low
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