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Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Opa-locka Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 12086000419 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 3,388 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.3/10 for census tract 12086000419 reflects conditions in Opa-locka in Opa-locka, Florida. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,296 a month against an average household income of $71,047 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 19% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,026
Renter share44.7%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate16.6%
Median income$71,047

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 6 tracts In Opa-locka
Very Low
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Opa-locka
Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#302 of 706 tracts In Miami-Dade
Elevated
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#1,422 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Opa-locka and the region

Centroid at 25.8899, -80.2380 · click any tract to drill in

Why Opa-locka scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Opa-locka
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
16.6% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,296 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Opa-locka
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Opa-locka
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Opa-locka
7.4

How Opa-locka compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Opa-locka risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 000419Opa-locka: 2.72.7Opa-lockaparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 65Total filings 2020-21
  • 0.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.82×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (1.71× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2021-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 2 filings (2.41× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2022-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 3 filings (4.48× baseline)2022-07-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2022-08-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 2 filings (1.50× baseline)2022-11-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 1 filings (0.55× baseline)2023-01-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2023-03-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-04-01: 1 filings (1.20× baseline)2023-05-01: 2 filings (6.06× baseline)2023-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2023-08-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 1 filings (0.75× baseline)2023-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 1 filings (0.55× baseline)2024-01-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 2 filings (1.20× baseline)2024-04-01: 2 filings (2.41× baseline)2024-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 2 filings (2.99× baseline)2024-07-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2024-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2024-10-01: 3 filings (2.26× baseline)2024-11-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (0.60× baseline)2025-04-01: 2 filings (2.41× baseline)2025-05-01: 4 filings (12.12× baseline)2025-06-01: 3 filings (4.48× baseline)2025-07-01: 2 filings (1.71× baseline)2025-08-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 1 filings (0.85× baseline)2025-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 1 filings (0.55× baseline)2026-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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

Within Opa-locka. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Opa-locka

The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 7.4/10. 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 Opa-locka, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Miami-Dade County average of 5.3 and above the Florida statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.82x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, a little under the pre-pandemic norm.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 82nd 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 12086000419

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086000419?

Census tract 12086000419 in the Opa-locka neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 12086000419?

Median gross rent is $1,296/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 12086000419?

16.6% of residents in tract 12086000419 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,388.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 12086000419?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 96th, minority 98th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 12086000419 considered part of Opa-locka?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12086000419 fall within Opa-locka (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

Did eviction filings in tract 12086000419 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.82× 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 12086000419 compare to Opa-locka overall?

Tract 12086000419 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Opa-locka at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Opa-locka; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Opa-locka

Top eight tracts in Opa-locka ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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