Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Miami Gardens Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12086009505 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 1,229
Tract 12086009505 sits in Miami Gardens eviction risk, FL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. Population here is 1,229. The severe-burden share is 50%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 74%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units497
Renter share84.5%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate29.2%
Median income$44,950
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Miami Gardens and the region
Centroid at 25.9342, -80.2097 · click any tract to drill in
Why Miami Gardens scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Miami Gardens
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
29.2% poverty · this tract
7.3
Supply constraint
$1,763 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Miami Gardens
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Miami Gardens
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Miami Gardens
4.5
How Miami Gardens compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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)
- 368Total filings 2020-21
- 5.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Miami as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Miami Gardens
88% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Miami-Dade County average of 57.9%. Annualized rent equals 47% of average household income of $44,950, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. This is renter territory: 85% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The clearest offset is state political climate at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.6/10. Against the Miami-Dade County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the FL average is 4.1, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 12086009505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086009505?
Census tract 12086009505 in Miami Gardens scores 5.4/10 (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 12086009505?
Median gross rent is $1,763/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 88% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086009505?
29.2% of residents in tract 12086009505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,229.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086009505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 75th, minority 100th, housing 66th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 12086009505 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.13× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 12086009505 compare to Miami Gardens overall?
Tract 12086009505 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Miami Gardens at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Miami Gardens eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Miami Gardens
Top eight tracts in Miami Gardens ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · FL
12086010023
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086010026
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009904
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086000402
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086000418
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009506
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009811
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086010024
5
/ 10 · Moderate
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