1 census tracts · pop 3,328 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Whispering Winds is a one-tract neighborhood of Sterling Heights, MI, population 3,328. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 32.8% citywide, putting Whispering Winds 16.0% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $1,946, 51% above the Sterling Heights average of $1,292. The voucher gap is 41.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 9.1/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 14%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 5.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $93,207. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Whispering Winds vs Sterling HeightsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whispering Winds
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
26.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whispering Winds
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whispering Winds?
Whispering Winds scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Whispering Winds compare to Sterling Heights overall?
Whispering Winds scores 0.4 points lower than Sterling Heights overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,946 vs $1,292.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whispering Winds?
Average gross rent in Whispering Winds is $1,946/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whispering Winds residents are renters?
43% of Whispering Winds households are renter-occupied (vs 24% in Sterling Heights). The neighborhood has 3,328 residents.
Q5
Is Whispering Winds a high social-vulnerability area?
Whispering Winds sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Whispering Winds for landlords?
Whispering Winds carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sterling Heights as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Whispering Winds?
Whispering Winds has 3,244 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
