Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Miami Gardens Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12086009904 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 3,964
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 12086009904 in Miami Gardens, FL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.1/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,388
Renter share63.0%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate31.0%
Median income$48,869
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
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 25.9655, -80.2351 · 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
31.0% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,411 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 277Total filings over 2 yrs
- 25.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 37.1%Peak (2015)
- 87Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 514Total filings 2020-21
- 7.0Avg monthly (observed)
- 8.3Pre-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
Set annual rent against average income of $48,869 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 31%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Cost burden runs 49% here against 57.9% across Miami-Dade County.
The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Average gross rent is $1,411, 21% below the Miami Gardens average.
Adults with no health insurance runs 22.3% against 11.3% nationally. Court records carry 277 eviction filings across 2 observed years. Against the Miami-Dade County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 37.1% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 25.6% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 12086009904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086009904?
Census tract 12086009904 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 12086009904?
Median gross rent is $1,411/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086009904?
31.0% of residents in tract 12086009904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,964.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086009904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 97th, minority 95th, housing 68th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12086009904?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 277 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12086009904 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 25.60% of renter households, peaking at 37.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12086009904 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.
Q7
How does tract 12086009904 compare to Miami Gardens overall?
Tract 12086009904 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.
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12086000402
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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12086000418
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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12086009505
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086010023
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086010026
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · FL
12086009506
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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12086009811
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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12086000506
5
/ 10 · Moderate
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