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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

South Lyon Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125138100 · Oakland County, MI · pop 6,848 · 2% of tract blocks fall in South Lyon

With a score of 3/10, tract 26125138100 in South Lyon, MI reads lower for landlord eviction risk. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 3% Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units2,463
Renter share4.8%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$156,626

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In South Lyon
Very Low
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#286 of 350 tracts In Oakland County
Very Low
Within state
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#2,190 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Lyon and the region

Centroid at 42.4469, -83.6023 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Lyon scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Lyon
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,540 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Lyon
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Lyon
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Lyon
5.2

How South Lyon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Lyon risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 1381003.8South Lyonparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

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 South Lyon

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.3/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.6/10. Food insecurity runs 7.9% against 17.8% nationally.

Average gross rent is $1,540, 18% above the South Lyon average. Against the Oakland County average of 4.0, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Adults with no health insurance runs 4.1% against 11.3% nationally.

Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 5% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Against average income of $156,626, annual rent is just 12%. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 39% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 26125138100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125138100?

Census tract 26125138100 in South Lyon 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 26125138100?

Median gross rent is $1,540/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125138100?

5.1% of residents in tract 26125138100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,848.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125138100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 9th, minority 27th, housing 47th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26125138100 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26125138100 compare to South Lyon overall?

Tract 26125138100 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of South Lyon at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Lyon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in South Lyon

Top eight tracts in South Lyon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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