Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Miami Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12086012802 ·
Miami-Dade, FL · pop 3,321 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Miami Lakes in Miami Lakes anchors census tract 12086012802, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #44,778 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,627 a month against an average household income of $102,734 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%Stable renters 13%Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,268
Renter share37.7%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$102,734
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
13th percentile
#8 of 9 tracts In Miami Lakes
Very Low
Within parent city
20th percentile
#5 of 6 tracts In Miami Lakes
Low
Within county
5th percentile
#674 of 706 tracts In Miami-Dade
Very Low
Within state
9th percentile
#4,659 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Miami Lakes and the region
Centroid at 25.9050, -80.3347 · click any tract to drill in
Why Miami Lakes scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Miami Lakes
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,627 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Miami Lakes
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Miami Lakes
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Miami Lakes
4.3
How Miami Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
28%Socioeconomic
72%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
19%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)
20Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly (observed)
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.69×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
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 Miami Lakes. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Miami Lakes, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Miami-Dade County average of 5.3 and in line with the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 40th 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.69x 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 12086012802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086012802?
Census tract 12086012802 in the Miami Lakes neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 12086012802?
Median gross rent is $2,627/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086012802?
2.3% of residents in tract 12086012802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,321.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086012802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 72th, minority 92th, housing 19th.
Q5
Is tract 12086012802 considered part of Miami Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12086012802 fall within Miami Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12086012802 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.69× 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 12086012802 compare to Miami Lakes overall?
Tract 12086012802 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Miami Lakes at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Miami Lakes; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Miami Lakes
Top eight tracts in Miami Lakes ranked by composite eviction-risk score.