Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Troy Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26125196900 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,621
For landlords sizing up Troy, census tract 26125196900 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,863 a month while the average household earns $111,720 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,570
Renter share21.6%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$111,720
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
6
th percentile
Very Low
National
7
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Troy and the region
Centroid at 42.5767, -83.1582 · click any tract to drill in
Why Troy scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Troy
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,863 rent vs county FMR
8.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Troy
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Troy
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Troy
3.8
How Troy compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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.
- 5.8%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.6%Food insecurity
- 4.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 3.7%No health insurance
- 11.9%Frequent mental distress
- 17.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Troy
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Troy eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Oakland County average of 5.7 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26125196900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125196900?
Census tract 26125196900 in Troy scores 1.6/10 (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 26125196900?
Median gross rent is $1,863/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125196900?
3.4% of residents in tract 26125196900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,621.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125196900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 30th, minority 67th, housing 12th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125196900 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.8% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125196900 compare to Troy overall?
Tract 26125196900 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Troy at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Troy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Troy
Top eight tracts in Troy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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