Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Sterling Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26099232100 · Macomb County, MI · pop 6,287

Census tract 26099232100 covers part of Sterling Heights, MI, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,287 residents. around two-thirds of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Macomb County average of 44.2%.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 9% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units2,731

Renter share26.8%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate16.6%

Median income$68,881

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sterling Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.5467, -82.9875 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sterling Heights scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Sterling Heights

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

16.6% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,333 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Sterling Heights

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Sterling Heights

2.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Sterling Heights

3.0

How Sterling Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

53%Socioeconomic
28%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

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.

13.2%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility-shutoff threat
17.9%Food insecurity
16.7%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sterling Heights

36% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.

Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.5/10. It sits 0.6 points above the Macomb County average of 3.9.

On the national scale it lands near the 51st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 4.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Average gross rent is $1,333, close to the Sterling Heights average.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $68,881. 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26099232100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099232100?

Census tract 26099232100 in Sterling Heights scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26099232100?

Median gross rent is $1,333/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26099232100?

16.6% of residents in tract 26099232100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,287.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26099232100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 28th, minority 44th, housing 35th.

What share of households in tract 26099232100 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.2% 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. 9.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26099232100 compare to Sterling Heights overall?

Tract 26099232100 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Sterling Heights at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sterling Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Sterling Heights

Top eight tracts in Sterling Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.