6 census tracts · pop 17,577 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 4.5–7.3
South Beach spans 6 census tracts of Miami Beach, FL, population 17,577. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Miami Beach rate of 35.7%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 30% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The 6 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.5 to 7.3, a 2.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.6/10.
Filings are well documented here: 389 across 6 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 4.7% of renter households. Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Española Way and North Beach score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
6 tracts · population-weighted
South Beach vs Miami BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Beach
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
389Total filings (sum)
2.76%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2016)
2.48%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
805Total filings 2020-21
1.8Avg monthly observed
1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.98×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami).
Frequently asked
About South Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Beach?
South Beach scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does South Beach compare to Miami Beach overall?
South Beach scores 0.2 points higher than Miami Beach overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,830 vs $1,826.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Beach?
Average gross rent in South Beach is $1,830/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Beach residents are renters?
62% of South Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Miami Beach). The neighborhood has 17,577 residents.
Q5
Is South Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
South Beach sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in South Beach have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Beach is census tract 12086004404 (score 7.3/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 7.3, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is South Beach for landlords?
South Beach carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). Pop-weighted across 6 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Miami Beach as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Beach?
South Beach has 16,932 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (47%), White (non-Hispanic) (44.1%), Other / Multiracial (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
