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Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

St. Clair Shores Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26099250600 · Macomb County, MI · pop 2,771

Eviction risk in St. Clair Shores eviction risk centers on tract 26099250600, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,771 residents. That is riskier than about 39% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $851 a month while the average household earns $68,405 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 18% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,337
Renter share29.0%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$68,405

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 23 tracts In St. Clair Shores
Elevated
Within county
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#159 of 243 tracts In Macomb County
Low
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#2,001 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#61,757 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across St. Clair Shores and the region

Centroid at 42.5162, -82.8836 · click any tract to drill in

Why St. Clair Shores scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from St. Clair Shores
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$851 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from St. Clair Shores
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from St. Clair Shores
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from St. Clair Shores
3.3

How St. Clair Shores compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
St. Clair Shores risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.82.8This tracttract 250600St. Clair Shores: 2.92.9St. Clair Shoresparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 St. Clair Shores

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 3.7/10. 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 St. Clair Shores eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Macomb County average of 5.5 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26099250600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099250600?

Census tract 26099250600 in St. Clair Shores scores 2.8/10 (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 26099250600?

Median gross rent is $851/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26099250600?

5.9% of residents in tract 26099250600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,771.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26099250600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 39th, minority 10th, housing 31th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26099250600 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26099250600 compare to St. Clair Shores overall?

Tract 26099250600 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of St. Clair Shores at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from St. Clair Shores eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 26099250600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in St. Clair Shores

Top eight tracts in St. Clair Shores ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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