How many renters in South Miami Heights, FL pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in South Miami Heights, FL, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.4% (±8.2 points) of renting households in South Miami Heights, FL spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

51.2% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 35.7% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.4% (±8.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 51.2% (±7.0 points)
Median share of income: 35.7% (±4.1 points)

Rent as a share of income in South Miami Heights

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	South Miami Heights	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Less than 15%	4.7% (±2.3 points)	6.7%	8.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	9.3% (±4.3 points)	8.2%	9.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	11.1% (±4.1 points)	10.0%	11.3%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	11.7% (±4.2 points)	10.7%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	12.2% (±4.3 points)	9.5%	9.8%	9.2%
35% or more	51.2% (±7.0 points)	55.0%	50.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

South Miami Heights against Miami-Dade County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Miami Heights	Miami-Dade County	Florida	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.4% (±8.2 points)	64.5% (±0.9 points)	60.0% (±0.4 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	51.2% (±7.0 points)	55.0% (±0.8 points)	50.2% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	35.7% (±4.1 points)	38.2% (±0.6 points)	35.2% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$40,476 (±$7,389)	$53,660 (±$1,055)	$53,617 (±$353)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,605 (±$98)	$1,829 (±$10)	$1,669 (±$5)	$1,413

In South Miami Heights, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Miami-Dade County (64.5%).

It is not measurably different from Florida (60.0%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Miami-Dade County, South Miami Heights ranks 49 of 67 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 310 of 843.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near South Miami Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Miami Heights
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
South Miami Heights	—	63.4% (±8.2 points)	—
West Perrine	1.8 mi	58.3% (±12.9 points)	Not measurably different
Goulds	1.9 mi	68.8% (±21.0 points)	Not measurably different
Palmetto Estates	2.9 mi	69.9% (±16.3 points)	Not measurably different
Richmond West	3.1 mi	73.2% (±18.7 points)	Not measurably different
Richmond Heights	3.2 mi	89.8% (±35.0 points)	Not measurably different
Cutler Bay	3.3 mi	63.7% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Princeton	3.4 mi	63.4% (±10.9 points)	Not measurably different
Three Lakes	3.9 mi	75.2% (±11.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Miami-Dade County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
43	Sweetwater	63.8% (±9.3 points)
44	Cutler Bay	63.7% (±10.3 points)
45 (tie)	Country Club	63.6% (±6.0 points)
45 (tie)	Miami Springs	63.6% (±11.6 points)
47	Westchester	63.5% (±6.4 points)
48 (tie)	Princeton	63.4% (±10.9 points)
48 (tie)	South Miami Heights	63.4% (±8.2 points)
50	Miami	62.9% (±1.5 points)
51	Naranja	61.4% (±8.0 points)
52	North Bay Village	61.3% (±13.2 points)
53	Kendall	60.7% (±5.7 points)
54	Miami Beach	60.5% (±4.1 points)
55	West Little River	60.1% (±8.5 points)

Showing 13 of 67 places in Miami-Dade County, ranked from highest to lowest.

South Miami Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about South Miami Heights

Are renters in South Miami Heights rent-burdened?

63.4% of renting households in South Miami Heights pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in South Miami Heights spend on rent?

The median renting household in South Miami Heights, FL spends 35.7% (±4.1 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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