Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Sweetwater Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 12086009061 · Miami-Dade, FL · pop 3,312 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up Sweetwater in Sweetwater, census tract 12086009061 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.1/10. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.
62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $995 a month while the average household earns $44,018 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units981
Renter share44.2%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate30.4%
Median income$44,018
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sweetwater and the region
Centroid at 25.7719, -80.3783 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sweetwater scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sweetwater
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Florida legislature & governorship
1.5
Economic stress
30.4% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$995 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sweetwater
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sweetwater
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sweetwater
7.7
How Sweetwater compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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)
- 313Total filings 2020-21
- 4.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 1.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 4.41×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
Within Sweetwater. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sweetwater
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Sweetwater, 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.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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.
During 2020 and 2021, eviction filings here ran at about 4.41x the pre-COVID monthly baseline, above pre-pandemic levels.
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 12086009061
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 12086009061?
Census tract 12086009061 in the Sweetwater neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 12086009061?
Median gross rent is $995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 12086009061?
30.4% of residents in tract 12086009061 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,312.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 12086009061?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 69th, minority 99th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 12086009061 considered part of Sweetwater?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 12086009061 fall within Sweetwater (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
Did eviction filings in tract 12086009061 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 4.41× 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 12086009061 compare to Sweetwater overall?
Tract 12086009061 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Sweetwater at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sweetwater; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sweetwater
Top eight tracts in Sweetwater ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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