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Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Wixom Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125133102 · Oakland County, MI · pop 1,297

Census tract 26125133102 runs through Wixom. With 1,297 residents, it scores 5.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,132 a month while the average household earns $49,091 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 66% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 46% Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units972
Renter share66.0%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$49,091

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Wixom
High
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#65 of 350 tracts In Oakland County
High
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#1,617 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Moderate
National
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#53,267 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wixom and the region

Centroid at 42.5020, -83.5263 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wixom scores 3.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wixom
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,132 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wixom
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wixom
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wixom
4.4

How Wixom compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wixom risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.33.3This tracttract 133102Wixom: 2.92.9Wixomparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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 Wixom

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Wixom, 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26125133102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125133102?

Census tract 26125133102 in Wixom scores 3.3/10 (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 26125133102?

Median gross rent is $1,132/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125133102?

10.6% of residents in tract 26125133102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,297.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125133102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 84th, minority 40th, housing 26th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26125133102 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26125133102 compare to Wixom overall?

Tract 26125133102 scores 3.3/10, higher than the parent city of Wixom at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wixom; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wixom

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

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