2 census tracts · pop 6,920 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3–5.4
Oak Ridge is a 2-tract neighborhood of Waverly, MI and houses 6,920 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $479, 59% below the Waverly average of $1,170.
24% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.4, a 2.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Court records carry 477 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 92.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 10.6% in 2018, is well off that peak. At 24% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Against average income of $97,117, annual rent is only 6%, a wide affordability cushion.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Ridge vs WaverlyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Ridge
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
477Total filings (sum)
3.88%Avg annual filing rate
92.3%Peak year (2015)
5.55%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
11.6%SNAP enrollment
6.0%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Ridge?
Oak Ridge scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Oak Ridge compare to Waverly overall?
Oak Ridge scores 0.3 points higher than Waverly overall (4/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $479 vs $1,170.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Ridge?
Average gross rent in Oak Ridge is $479/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Ridge residents are renters?
24% of Oak Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Waverly). The neighborhood has 6,920 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Ridge sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Oak Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oak Ridge is census tract 26045020103 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Oak Ridge for landlords?
Oak Ridge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Waverly as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Ridge?
Oak Ridge has 7,075 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.7%), Hispanic / Latino (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
