Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Auburn Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125140800 · Oakland County, MI · pop 4,977 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 5.4/10, tract 26125140800 in the Downtown Auburn Hills neighborhood of Auburn Hills ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,977 residents. On the national scale it ranks #39,398 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

20% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,333 monthly, set against $84,856 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 46% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units2,353

Renter share57.9%

SVI overall0.19

Poverty rate8.0%

Median income$84,856

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn Hills and the region

Centroid at 42.6273, -83.2237 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Auburn Hills scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Auburn Hills

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

8.0% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,333 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Auburn Hills

4.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Auburn Hills

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Auburn Hills

5.0

How Downtown Auburn Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

24%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Auburn Hills. 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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
11.6%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
5.4%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
19.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Auburn Hills

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Auburn Hills 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 Oakland County average of 5.7 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 19th 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 26125140800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125140800?

Census tract 26125140800 in the Downtown Auburn Hills neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26125140800?

Median gross rent is $1,333/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125140800?

8.0% of residents in tract 26125140800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,977.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125140800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 5th, minority 65th, housing 36th.

Is tract 26125140800 considered part of Downtown Auburn Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125140800 fall within Downtown Auburn Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26125140800 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26125140800 compare to Auburn Hills overall?

Tract 26125140800 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Auburn Hills at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Auburn Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Auburn Hills

Top eight tracts in Auburn Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.