Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Palmetto Bay Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12086008208 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 4,708 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Palmetto Bay
Palmetto Bay is where census tract 12086008208 sits, home to 4,708 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #41,723 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,967 a month while the average household earns $87,096 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,737
Renter share54.0%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$87,096
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palmetto Bay and the region
Centroid at 25.6061, -80.3435 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmetto Bay scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Palmetto Bay
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,967 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Palmetto Bay
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Palmetto Bay
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Palmetto Bay
6.3
How Palmetto Bay compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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)
- 45Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.16%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.5%Peak (2015)
- 21Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 319Total filings 2020-21
- 4.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
- 3.80×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above 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 Palmetto Bay
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Palmetto Bay, 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 45 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 4.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.5% of renter households in 2015.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 79th 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 12086008208
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086008208?
Census tract 12086008208 in Palmetto Bay scores 2.4/10 (Lower 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 12086008208?
Median gross rent is $1,967/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086008208?
7.9% of residents in tract 12086008208 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,708.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086008208?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 42th, minority 84th, housing 82th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12086008208?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 45 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12086008208 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.16% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12086008208 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 3.80× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Miami eviction risk), 2020-2021.
Q7
How does tract 12086008208 compare to Palmetto Bay overall?
Tract 12086008208 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Palmetto Bay at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Palmetto Bay; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Palmetto Bay
Top eight tracts in Palmetto Bay ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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