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Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Midland Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26111291200 · Midland County, MI · pop 5,417 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Midland

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26111291200 (Midland, Michigan) comes in at 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $849 a month against an average household income of $115,675 a year, roughly 9% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 3% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units2,140
Renter share8.6%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$115,675

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 14 tracts In Midland
Low
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 21 tracts In Midland County
Very Low
Within state
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#2,563 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
National
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#73,892 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Midland and the region

Centroid at 43.6119, -84.3293 · click any tract to drill in

Why Midland scores 2

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
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$849 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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: 2.02.0This tracttract 291200Midland: 3.03.0Midlandparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

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)

  • 85Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 15.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 20.1%Peak (2016)
  • 61Filings 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Midland

The heaviest input here is 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 above the Midland County average of 5.6 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

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 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26111291200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111291200?

Census tract 26111291200 in Midland scores 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 26111291200?

Median gross rent is $849/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26111291200?

8.9% of residents in tract 26111291200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,417.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26111291200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 47th, minority 9th, housing 36th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26111291200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 85 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26111291200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.10% of renter households, peaking at 20.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 26111291200 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26111291200 compare to Midland overall?

Tract 26111291200 scores 2/10, 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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