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Whispering Winds Eviction Risk: Lower , Sterling Heights

Tract 26099230604 · Macomb County, MI · pop 3,328 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26099230604 (the Whispering Winds area of Sterling Heights, Michigan) comes in at 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 57% of US census tracts.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,946 monthly, set against $93,207 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 22% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,364
Renter share42.5%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$93,207

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Whispering Winds
Moderate
Within parent city
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 31 tracts In Sterling Heights
Very Low
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#213 of 243 tracts In Macomb County
Very Low
Within state
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#2,439 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sterling Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.6162, -83.0813 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whispering Winds scores 2.2

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
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,946 rent vs county FMR
9.1
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 Whispering Winds compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Whispering Winds risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.22.2This tracttract 230604Sterling Heights: 3.23.2Sterling Heightsparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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 Whispering Winds

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Sterling Heights eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Macomb County average of 5.5 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26099230604

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099230604?

Census tract 26099230604 in the Whispering Winds neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 26099230604?

Median gross rent is $1,946/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26099230604?

3.3% of residents in tract 26099230604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,328.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26099230604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 35th, minority 40th, housing 24th.
Q5

Is tract 26099230604 considered part of Whispering Winds?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26099230604 fall within Whispering Winds (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26099230604 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.4% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26099230604 compare to Sterling Heights overall?

Tract 26099230604 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Sterling Heights at 3.2/10. 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.

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