11 census tracts · pop 23,773 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3.2–6
Downtown Miami spans 11 census tracts of Miami, FL and houses 23,773 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Miami baseline of 37.0%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
This is a renter market: 84% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Scores across the 11 constituent tracts range from 3.2 to 6. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
25% 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. Set annual rent against average household income of $65,651 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 177 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 9.1% of renter households. At $1,886 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Miami commands.
Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Miami, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
11 tracts · population-weighted
Downtown Miami vs MiamiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Downtown Miami
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
177Total filings (sum)
3.13%Avg annual filing rate
9.1%Peak year (2016)
2.53%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,067Total filings 2020-21
3.7Avg monthly observed
1.8Pre-pandemic baseline
6.94×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami).
Frequently asked
About Downtown Miami
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Downtown Miami?
Downtown Miami scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 11 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 Downtown Miami compare to Miami overall?
Downtown Miami scores 0.2 points higher than Miami overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,886 vs $1,758.
Q3
What is the average rent in Downtown Miami?
Average gross rent in Downtown Miami eviction risk is $1,886/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Downtown Miami residents are renters?
84% of Downtown Miami households are renter-occupied (vs 69% in Miami). The neighborhood has 23,773 residents.
Q5
Is Downtown Miami a high social-vulnerability area?
Downtown Miami sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Downtown Miami have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Downtown Miami is census tract 12086005305 (score 6/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 6, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Downtown Miami for landlords?
Downtown Miami eviction risk carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 11 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 as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Downtown Miami?
Downtown Miami has 23,787 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (69.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
