Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Farmington Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125168602 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,886

The Elevated-tier score of 6.2/10 for census tract 26125168602 reflects conditions in Farmington Hills in Oakland County, Michigan. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,453 monthly, set against $61,881 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 24% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,782

Renter share48.5%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate8.9%

Median income$61,881

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Farmington Hills and the region

Centroid at 42.4467, -83.3901 · click any tract to drill in

Why Farmington Hills scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Farmington Hills

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

8.9% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,453 rent vs county FMR

5.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Farmington Hills

4.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Farmington Hills

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Farmington Hills

4.0

How Farmington Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

61%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
8%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

10.7%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
27.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Farmington Hills

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Farmington Hills eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Oakland County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 34th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26125168602

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125168602?

Census tract 26125168602 in Farmington Hills scores 2.9/10 (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 26125168602?

Median gross rent is $1,453/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125168602?

8.9% of residents in tract 26125168602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,886.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125168602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 37th, minority 56th, housing 8th.

What share of households in tract 26125168602 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26125168602 compare to Farmington Hills overall?

Tract 26125168602 scores 2.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Farmington Hills at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Farmington Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26125168602 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Farmington Hills

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