Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,320 of 84,120 nationally
Kenning Eviction Risk: Moderate , Royal Oak
Tract 26125183400 · Oakland County, MI · pop 2,442 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 26125183400 sits in the Kenning neighborhood of Royal Oak, Michigan. It has a population of 2,442 and an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). 38% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 25% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,234/month against a median household income of $87,188 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,118
Renter share26.9%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$87,188
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Royal Oak and the region
Centroid at 42.5234, -83.1978 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kenning scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Royal Oak
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,234 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Royal Oak
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Royal Oak
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Royal Oak
3.5
How Kenning compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 43%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
Within Kenning. 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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 7.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 14.6%Frequent mental distress
- 21.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 26125183400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125183400?
Census tract 26125183400 in the Kenning neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 26125183400?
Median gross rent is $1,234/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125183400?
6.0% of residents in tract 26125183400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,442.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125183400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 4th, minority 30th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 26125183400 considered part of Kenning?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125183400 fall within Kenning (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26125183400 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26125183400 compare to Royal Oak overall?
Tract 26125183400 scores 5.6/10 — lower than the parent city of Royal Oak at 6.0/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Royal Oak eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26125183400 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.
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