Neighborhood · Miami, FL

Overtown Eviction Risk: Moderate

10 census tracts · pop 40,401 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 3.2–6.2

Overtown is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Miami with 10 census tracts and a population of 40,401 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 31% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,710/month sits 3% lower than the Miami citywide average ($1,758).

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

10 tracts · population-weighted

Overtown vs Miami How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

59.7% +61%

Miami: 37.0%

Average gross rent

$1,710 -3%

Miami: $1,758

Average HH income

$63,242 +6%

Miami: $59,390

Poverty rate

23.4% +22%

Miami: 19.2%

Renter share

83.6% +21%

Miami: 69.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Overtown and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 10 tracts span score 3.2–6.2

Why Overtown scores 5.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts

5.4

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Rent control risk

60% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

84% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts

6.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Economic stress

23.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–9.6 across tracts

5.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–7.3 across tracts

2.8

Risk score comparison

Overtown vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Overtown?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 3 points from 3.2 to 6.2. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.3 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.2

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

10 tracts in Overtown

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
12086003004	6.2	5,639	69%	$1,363
12086003100	6.1	5,896	41%	$990
12086003001	6	2,944	73%	$1,161
12086003607	6	1,942	79%	$1,368
12086003400	5.8	3,349	72%	$1,320
12086005202	5.3	6,476	65%	$1,346
12086003710	3.9	6,857	59%	$2,873
12086003709	3.7	1,402	65%	$1,959
12086002710	3.5	1,826	35%	$2,422
12086002709	3.2	4,070	47%	$2,325

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

Pop-weighted across 10 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 81%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 54%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 90%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 86%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Overtown

Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

1,258Total filings (sum)
10.11%Avg annual filing rate
37.0%Peak year (2016)
6.81%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

4,686Total filings 2020-21
8.1Avg monthly observed
4.9Pre-pandemic baseline
2.58×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami).

Frequently asked

About Overtown

What is the eviction-risk score for Overtown?

Overtown scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 10 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.

How does Overtown compare to Miami overall?

Overtown scores 2.0 points higher than Miami overall (3.1/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,710 vs $1,758.

What is the average rent in Overtown?

Average gross rent in Overtown is $1,710/month (pop-weighted across 10 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Overtown residents are renters?

84% of Overtown households are renter-occupied (vs 69% in Miami). The neighborhood has 40,401 residents.

Is Overtown a high social-vulnerability area?

Overtown sits in the 79th 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.

Which tracts in Overtown have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Overtown is census tract 12086003004 (score 6.2/10). Across the 10 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.2 to 6.2, a spread of 3 points.

How safe is Overtown for landlords?

Overtown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 10 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 (3.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Overtown?

Overtown has 40,461 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (60.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Overtown

4.5 Downtown Miami 11 tracts · pop 23,773 5.1 Wynwood 9 tracts · pop 39,119 3.7 Brickell 21 tracts · pop 54,752 5.2 Little Havana 26 tracts · pop 90,655 5.1 Design District 2 tracts · pop 8,327 6.3 Little Haiti 6 tracts · pop 25,103

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Miami

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Overtown.

5.2 Design District 2 tracts · pop 8,327 5.2 Wynwood 9 tracts · pop 39,119 5.3 Little Havana 26 tracts · pop 90,655 4.7 Downtown Miami 11 tracts · pop 23,773 3.9 Oakland Grove 7 tracts · pop 32,778 6.3 Little Haiti 6 tracts · pop 25,103

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