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Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Madison Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125181500 · Oakland County, MI · pop 2,239

In Madison Heights, census tract 26125181500 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,425 a month while the average household earns $59,125 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 12% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,124
Renter share24.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$59,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 8 tracts In Madison Heights
Moderate
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#76 of 350 tracts In Oakland County
High
Within state
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#1,849 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#58,384 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Madison Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.4841, -83.1093 · click any tract to drill in

Why Madison Heights scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Madison Heights
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,425 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Madison Heights
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Madison Heights
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Madison Heights
5.1

How Madison Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Madison Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 181500Madison Heights: 2.82.8Madison Heightsparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

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.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Madison Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 Madison Heights 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 riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 7% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is predominantly White 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26125181500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125181500?

Census tract 26125181500 in Madison Heights 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26125181500?

Median gross rent is $1,425/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125181500?

5.5% of residents in tract 26125181500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,239.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125181500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 8th, minority 27th, housing 19th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26125181500 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26125181500 compare to Madison Heights overall?

Tract 26125181500 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Madison Heights at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Madison Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 26125181500 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. 7% 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 Madison Heights

Top eight tracts in Madison Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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