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

Farmington Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125167500 · Oakland County, MI · pop 5,933

For landlords sizing up Farmington Hills in Oakland County, census tract 26125167500 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #32,996 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 36% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $979 a month while the average household earns $61,015 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 18% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units2,372

Renter share27.8%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate8.1%

Median income$61,015

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Farmington Hills and the region

Centroid at 42.4639, -83.3356 · 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

8.1% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$979 rent vs county FMR

2.1

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: 46

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

28%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
83%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
1%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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
7.4%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
24.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Farmington Hills

The score leans hardest on 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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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.

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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26125167500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125167500?

Census tract 26125167500 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 26125167500?

Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125167500?

8.1% of residents in tract 26125167500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,933.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125167500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 25th, minority 47th, housing 83th.

What share of households in tract 26125167500 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26125167500 compare to Farmington Hills overall?

Tract 26125167500 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 26125167500 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.