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Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally

Oakwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Traverse City

Tract 26055551000 · Grand Traverse County, MI · pop 4,671 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 26055551000 covers part of the Oakwood area of Traverse City, MI, and scores 3.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,671. The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 13% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,179
Renter share30.5%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$88,375

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Oakwood
Moderate
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 8 tracts In Traverse City
Low
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 23 tracts In Grand Traverse County
Moderate
Within state
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#1,766 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Traverse City and the region

Centroid at 44.7766, -85.5748 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oakwood scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Traverse City
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$973 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Traverse City
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Traverse City
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Traverse City
3.2

How Oakwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oakwood risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.5This tracttract 5510003.6Traverse Cityparent city3.7Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oakwood

Cost burden runs 56% here against 43.0% across Grand Traverse County. The clearest offset is economic stress at 2.3/10.

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10. SNAP participation runs 6.6% against 15.2% nationally.

Housing insecurity runs 6.5% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Rent consumes only 13% of average household income of $88,375, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Grand Traverse County average of 3.7 closely.

Average gross rent is $973, close to the Traverse City average. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26055551000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26055551000?

Census tract 26055551000 in the Oakwood neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 26055551000?

Median gross rent is $973/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26055551000?

9.2% of residents in tract 26055551000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,671.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26055551000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 17th, minority 13th, housing 52th.
Q5

Is tract 26055551000 considered part of Oakwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26055551000 fall within Oakwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26055551000 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26055551000 compare to Traverse City overall?

Tract 26055551000 scores 3.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Traverse City at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Traverse City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Traverse City

Top eight tracts in Traverse City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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