Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Española Way Eviction Risk: Moderate , Miami Beach
Tract 12086004205 ·
Miami-Dade, FL · pop 2,012 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Here is how census tract 12086004205, in the Española Way neighborhood of Miami Beach eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.7/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,012. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,696 a month while the average household earns $59,028 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%Stable renters 27%Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,193
Renter share70.4%
SVI overall0.71
Poverty rate14.9%
Median income$59,028
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#4 of 10 tracts In Española Way
Elevated
Within parent city
57th percentile
#13 of 29 tracts In Miami Beach
Elevated
Within county
68th percentile
#225 of 706 tracts In Miami-Dade
Elevated
Within state
79th percentile
#1,095 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Miami Beach and the region
Centroid at 25.7887, -80.1286 · click any tract to drill in
Why Española Way scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Miami Beach
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
14.9% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,696 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Miami Beach
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Miami Beach
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Miami Beach
7.6
How Española Way compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 71
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
74%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
49%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
56Total filings over 2 yrs
3.12%Avg annual filing rate
3.9%Peak (2015)
19Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
148Total filings 2020-21
2.0Avg monthly (observed)
1.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.29×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
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
Within Española Way. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Beach eviction risk, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 56 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2015.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 1.29x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12086004205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086004205?
Census tract 12086004205 in the Española Way neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 12086004205?
Median gross rent is $1,696/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086004205?
14.9% of residents in tract 12086004205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,012.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086004205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 12th, minority 67th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 12086004205 considered part of Española Way?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12086004205 fall within Española Way (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12086004205?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 56 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12086004205 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.12% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12086004205 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.29× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings returned near baseline. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q8
How does tract 12086004205 compare to Miami Beach overall?
Tract 12086004205 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Miami Beach at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Miami Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 12086004205 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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