Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
South Lyon Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26125139202 · Oakland County, MI · pop 2,813 · 92% of tract blocks fall in South Lyon
Tract 26125139202 sits in South Lyon, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. Population here is 2,813. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,322
Renter share31.9%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$80,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
National
44
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Lyon and the region
Centroid at 42.4512, -83.6583 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Lyon scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,215 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 9%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 21.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Lyon
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.6/10. Food insecurity runs 9.3% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 7.4% against 15.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 2.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 40% of renters. It tracks the Oakland County average of 4.0 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,215, close to the South Lyon average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26125139202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125139202?
Census tract 26125139202 in South Lyon scores 4.1/10 (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 26125139202?
Median gross rent is $1,215/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125139202?
5.9% of residents in tract 26125139202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,813.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125139202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 35th, minority 4th, housing 9th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125139202 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125139202 compare to South Lyon overall?
Tract 26125139202 scores 4.1/10, higher 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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