Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Miami Gardens Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12086009811 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 1,446
Eviction risk in Miami Gardens eviction risk in Miami-Dade County centers on tract 12086009811, which scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,446 residents. That is riskier than about 36% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,309 a month while the average household earns $36,565 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units970
Renter share33.1%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$36,565
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Miami Gardens and the region
Centroid at 25.9620, -80.2024 · click any tract to drill in
Why Miami Gardens scores 4.8
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
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,309 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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)
- 62Total filings 2020-21
- 0.9Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.8Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.07×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
What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 1.07x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, roughly back to the pre-pandemic baseline.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 75th 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 12086009811
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086009811?
Census tract 12086009811 in Miami Gardens scores 4.8/10 (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 12086009811?
Median gross rent is $1,309/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086009811?
19.5% of residents in tract 12086009811 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,446.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086009811?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 78th, minority 98th, housing 35th.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 12086009811 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 1.07× 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 12086009811 compare to Miami Gardens overall?
Tract 12086009811 scores 4.8/10, 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
12086010024
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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