1 census tracts · pop 2,084 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Riverside Highlands maps to a single census tract in Rochester Hills, MI, population 2,084. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 4% against 27.0% citywide, putting Riverside Highlands 22.8% under its own city.
The voucher gap is 46.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The dominant input is supply constraint at 9.6/10.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1/10. At $2,013 a month, rents sit 22% over what the rest of Rochester Hills commands.
Food insecurity affects 7.0% of adults, 10.8 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 5.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10.
That places it #12 of 20 neighborhoods in Rochester Hills. At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Vistas Of Rochester Hills and Chichester score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riverside Highlands vs Rochester HillsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Riverside Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.6%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
5.0%SNAP enrollment
3.8%No health insurance
21.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riverside Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverside Highlands?
Riverside Highlands scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Riverside Highlands compare to Rochester Hills overall?
Riverside Highlands scores 1.0 points lower than Rochester Hills overall (4/10). Renters spend 4% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,013 vs $1,644.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverside Highlands?
Average gross rent in Riverside Highlands is $2,013/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 4% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverside Highlands residents are renters?
14% of Riverside Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Rochester Hills). The neighborhood has 2,084 residents.
Q5
Is Riverside Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverside Highlands sits in the 19th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Riverside Highlands for landlords?
Riverside Highlands carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Rochester Hills as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Riverside Highlands?
Riverside Highlands has 2,166 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (25.5%), Other / Multiracial (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
