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Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Midland Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26111291103 · Midland County, MI · pop 4,146 · 31% of tract blocks fall in Midland

Midland in Midland County anchors census tract 26111291103, which lands at 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #48,592 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $717 monthly, set against $78,977 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 5% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,591
Renter share4.7%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$78,977

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 14 tracts In Midland
Elevated
Within county
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 21 tracts In Midland County
Moderate
Within state
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#2,224 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#66,742 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Midland and the region

Centroid at 43.6946, -84.3172 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midland scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$717 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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.
Midland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 291103Midland: 3.03.0Midlandparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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 Midland

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Midland eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Midland County average of 5.6 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th 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 7.9% 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 26111291103

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111291103?

Census tract 26111291103 in Midland scores 2.5/10 (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 26111291103?

Median gross rent is $717/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26111291103?

5.9% of residents in tract 26111291103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,146.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26111291103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 48th, minority 16th, housing 58th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26111291103 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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.
Q6

How does tract 26111291103 compare to Midland overall?

Tract 26111291103 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Midland at 3/10. 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.

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