Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Farmington Hills Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26125166600 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,118
Here is how census tract 26125166600, in Farmington Hills eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,118. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,491 a month while the average household earns $68,276 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,890
Renter share69.4%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$68,276
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Farmington Hills and the region
Centroid at 42.5046, -83.3488 · click any tract to drill in
Why Farmington Hills scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,491 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 11.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Farmington Hills
What moves this score most 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.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26125166600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125166600?
Census tract 26125166600 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26125166600?
Median gross rent is $1,491/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125166600?
11.4% of residents in tract 26125166600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,118.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125166600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 53th, minority 68th, housing 94th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125166600 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125166600 compare to Farmington Hills overall?
Tract 26125166600 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.
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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