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Homestead Base, FL Eviction Risk Score Miami-Dade County · Florida · Pop. 1,125

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● Elevated Risk

Homestead Base, FL sits at 6.3/10 — Elevated risk. 51.0% rent burden, ~29-day typical timeline.

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Score vs. benchmarks
Homestead Base
6.3
Miami-Dade County
5.4
Florida avg
4.8
National avg
5.5
16.9%Tenant-law probabilityi
$1,211–3,343Typical eviction costi
29 daysEst. timelinei
3.68%Filing ratei
$2,329HUD 2BR FMR '25i
51.0%Rent burdeni

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Sub-score breakdown

Each component on a 1–10 scale. Ticks mark the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles nationally.

Local political climatei
5.8
Regional political climatei
5.8
State political climate
1.5
Economic stressi
9.9
Supply constraint
9.9
Rent-control riski
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
1.0
Tenant organizing strength
9.9
Housing court bias
9.5
Eviction filing rate (ground truth)i
5.8
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About eviction risk in Homestead Base, FL

Homestead Base, FL has an eviction risk score of 6.3 out of 10, placing it in the elevated-risk tier for landlords operating in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. The score combines local political climate, court disposition patterns, cost-of-eviction estimates, tenant organizing strength, and the likelihood of new tenant-protective legislation in the next legislative cycle.

Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates show median gross rent as a percentage of household income is 51.0% — a core driver of eviction filings, because households above 30% of income on rent are statistically more likely to miss a payment after any income shock.

Economic stress: poverty rate 82.5%, unemployment 38.7%. Higher values correlate with higher eviction filing rates and longer court timelines.

Political climate: In 2020, Miami-Dade County voted Democratic by 7.4 points — classified as moderately tenant-leaning for purposes of rent-control or just-cause expansion risk.

What this score means for landlords

At 6.3/10, Homestead Base is an elevated-risk environment. Tenant protections are stronger than the national median. Use proactive screening, document notices in writing, and understand your specific just-cause and rent-cap exposure before raising rent or terminating a tenancy.

Nearby Cities — Eviction Risk Comparison

City Distance Population Risk score
Naranja, FL 2.5 mi 15,796 6.1
Leisure City, FL 2.9 mi 27,808 3.5
Princeton, FL 3.3 mi 42,625 5.3
Homestead, FL 3.8 mi 82,807 5.6
Goulds, FL 4.7 mi 14,425 5.7
Florida City, FL 5.9 mi 12,943 3.6
South Miami Heights, FL 6.6 mi 38,766 5.5
Cutler Bay, FL 6.7 mi 45,070 5.3

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