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Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Sterling Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26099230501 · Macomb County, MI · pop 4,127

For landlords sizing up Sterling Heights, census tract 26099230501 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,008 a month while the average household earns $40,729 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 16% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,811
Renter share48.9%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate25.3%
Median income$40,729

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 31 tracts In Sterling Heights
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#18 of 243 tracts In Macomb County
Very High
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#767 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,578 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Sterling Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.6137, -83.0384 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sterling Heights scores 4.7

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
25.3% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,008 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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.
Sterling Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 230501Sterling Heights: 3.23.2Sterling Heightsparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

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 Sterling Heights

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.3/10. 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 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.1% 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 26099230501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099230501?

Census tract 26099230501 in Sterling Heights scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26099230501?

Median gross rent is $1,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26099230501?

25.3% of residents in tract 26099230501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,127.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26099230501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 83th, minority 35th, housing 76th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26099230501 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.4% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26099230501 compare to Sterling Heights overall?

Tract 26099230501 scores 4.7/10, higher 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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