Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Park Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125171000 · Oakland County, MI · pop 5,510

Census tract 26125171000 runs through Oak Park. With 5,510 residents, it scores 6.6/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #9,539 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,658 monthly, set against $83,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 21% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units2,033

Renter share41.1%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate10.1%

Median income$83,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oak Park and the region

Centroid at 42.4819, -83.1915 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Park scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Oak Park

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

10.1% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$1,658 rent vs county FMR

7.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Oak Park

6.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Oak Park

8.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Oak Park

6.6

How Oak Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

57%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
34%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
1%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

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.

10.1%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oak Park

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.2/10. 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 Oak Park 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 26125171000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125171000?

Census tract 26125171000 in Oak Park scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26125171000?

Median gross rent is $1,658/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125171000?

10.1% of residents in tract 26125171000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,510.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125171000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 98th, minority 55th, housing 34th.

What share of households in tract 26125171000 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26125171000 compare to Oak Park overall?

Tract 26125171000 scores 3.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Oak Park at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oak Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26125171000 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oak Park

Top eight tracts in Oak Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.