Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Palmetto Bay Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 12086008209 ·
Miami-Dade, FL · pop 4,033 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Eviction risk in the Palmetto Bay area of Palmetto Bay centers on tract 12086008209, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,033 residents. It lands near the 58th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,431 a month while the average household earns $164,073 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%Stable renters 8%Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,293
Renter share13.4%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$164,073
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Palmetto Bay
Very High
Within parent city
80th percentile
#2 of 6 tracts In Palmetto Bay
High
Within county
6th percentile
#661 of 706 tracts In Miami-Dade
Very Low
Within state
11th percentile
#4,578 of 5,122 tracts In Florida
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Palmetto Bay and the region
Centroid at 25.6031, -80.3214 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmetto Bay scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$3,431 rent vs county FMR
9.7
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: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
2%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
3%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)
5Total filings over 2 yrs
2.45%Avg annual filing rate
1.6%Peak (2016)
3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
12Total filings 2020-21
0.2Avg monthly (observed)
0.6Pre-pandemic baseline
0.26×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-01-01
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 Palmetto Bay. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 9.7/10. 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 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.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 0.26x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, well below the pre-pandemic norm, the signature of an eviction moratorium at work.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 12086008209
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086008209?
Census tract 12086008209 in the Palmetto Bay neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (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 12086008209?
Median gross rent is $3,431/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086008209?
12.0% of residents in tract 12086008209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,033.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086008209?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 23th, minority 73th, housing 3th.
Q5
Is tract 12086008209 considered part of Palmetto Bay?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12086008209 fall within Palmetto Bay (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 12086008209?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 12086008209 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.45% of renter households, peaking at 1.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 12086008209 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.26× 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.
Q8
How does tract 12086008209 compare to Palmetto Bay overall?
Tract 12086008209 scores 1.9/10, lower than 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.