Within neighborhood
60
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Opa-locka Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12086000420 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 3,231 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 12086000420 covers the Opa-locka neighborhood of Opa-locka, home to 3,231 residents. For landlords it grades 6.3/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $54,322 a year. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units941
Renter share5.3%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate41.8%
Median income$54,322
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Opa-locka and the region
Centroid at 25.8890, -80.2317 · click any tract to drill in
Why Opa-locka scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
41.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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)
- 49Total filings 2020-21
- 0.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 2.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.34×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). 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
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Opa-locka, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 0.34x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 95th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 12086000420
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086000420?
Census tract 12086000420 in the Opa-locka neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 12086000420?
41.8% of residents in tract 12086000420 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,231.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086000420?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 92th, minority 99th, housing 72th.
Q4
Is tract 12086000420 considered part of Opa-locka?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12086000420 fall within Opa-locka (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 12086000420 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.34× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply, likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q6
How does tract 12086000420 compare to Opa-locka overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Opa-locka
Top eight tracts in Opa-locka ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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