Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Southfield Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26125160300 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,162
Tract 26125160300 covers Southfield in Michigan. Home to 3,162 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,079 monthly, set against $32,737 in average yearly household income, roughly 40% of income at the averages. About 97% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units2,040
Renter share96.6%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate22.6%
Median income$32,737
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
80
th percentile
High
National
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Southfield and the region
Centroid at 42.4891, -83.2995 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southfield scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Southfield
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
22.6% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,079 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Southfield
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Southfield
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Southfield
6.7
How Southfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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.
- 20.5%Housing insecurity
- 16.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.6%Food insecurity
- 28.8%SNAP enrollment
- 14.4%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 34.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southfield
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Southfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Oakland County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 26125160300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125160300?
Census tract 26125160300 in Southfield scores 5.1/10 (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 26125160300?
Median gross rent is $1,079/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125160300?
22.6% of residents in tract 26125160300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,162.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125160300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 81th, minority 83th, housing 85th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125160300 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.5% 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. 16.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125160300 compare to Southfield overall?
Tract 26125160300 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Southfield at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Southfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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