Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Miami Gardens Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12086000507 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 4,756
How risky is Miami Gardens in Miami-Dade County for landlords? Census tract 12086000507 scores 4.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,543 monthly, set against $60,424 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,198
Renter share57.9%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$60,424
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Miami Gardens and the region
Centroid at 25.9183, -80.2712 · click any tract to drill in
Why Miami Gardens scores 3.9
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
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,543 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%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)
- 113Total filings 2020-21
- 1.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.85×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below 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
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 4.5/10. 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 Gardens eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.85x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12086000507
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086000507?
Census tract 12086000507 in Miami Gardens scores 3.9/10 (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 12086000507?
Median gross rent is $1,543/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086000507?
10.3% of residents in tract 12086000507 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,756.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086000507?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 80th, minority 93th, housing 96th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 12086000507 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.85× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 12086000507 compare to Miami Gardens overall?
Tract 12086000507 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Miami Gardens at 3.2/10. 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
12086000418
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12086010023
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12086010026
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12086009904
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · FL
12086009505
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086000402
5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009506
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009811
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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