Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Midland Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26111290700 · Midland County, MI · pop 3,961
With a score of 5.4/10, tract 26111290700 in Midland, MI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,961 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.5/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,844
Renter share52.0%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$55,331
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Midland and the region
Centroid at 43.6171, -84.1920 · click any tract to drill in
Why Midland scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Midland
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,026 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Midland
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Midland
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Midland
5.9
How Midland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 200Total filings over 2 yrs
- 9.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.3%Peak (2015)
- 84Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.1%Food insecurity
- 14.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Midland
The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against the Midland County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.1/10.
The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The filing record is not thin: 200 evictions over 2 years of observation.
The worst year on record was 2015, when 11.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 9.5% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 70% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.5/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 42% of renters.
Average gross rent is $1,026, close to the Midland average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26111290700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111290700?
Census tract 26111290700 in Midland scores 5.4/10 (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 26111290700?
Median gross rent is $1,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26111290700?
18.6% of residents in tract 26111290700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,961.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26111290700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 19th, minority 29th, housing 61th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26111290700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 200 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26111290700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.50% of renter households, peaking at 11.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26111290700 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26111290700 compare to Midland overall?
Tract 26111290700 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Midland at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Midland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Midland
Top eight tracts in Midland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MI
Downtown
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Center City
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26111290600
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Downtown
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26111291103
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26111290500
3.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Center City
3.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Center City
3.1
/ 10 · Low
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