Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Fostoria Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26157001200 · Tuscola County, MI · pop 4,355 · 15% of tract blocks fall in Fostoria
Here is how census tract 26157001200, in Fostoria in Tuscola County, looks to a landlord: a 5.1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,355. That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $897 a month against an average household income of $68,198 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,748
Renter share12.5%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$68,198
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fostoria and the region
Centroid at 43.2698, -83.4471 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fostoria scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fostoria
3.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$897 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fostoria
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fostoria
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fostoria
3.0
How Fostoria compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 34Total filings over 2 yrs
- 6.03%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.4%Peak (2017)
- 18Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.8%Food insecurity
- 13.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 33.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fostoria
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.6/10. 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 Fostoria, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Tuscola County average of 5.2 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 34 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 6.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2017.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26157001200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26157001200?
Census tract 26157001200 in Fostoria scores 2.7/10 (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 26157001200?
Median gross rent is $897/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26157001200?
6.6% of residents in tract 26157001200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,355.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26157001200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 42th, minority 8th, housing 19th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26157001200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 34 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26157001200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.03% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26157001200 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26157001200 compare to Fostoria overall?
Tract 26157001200 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Fostoria at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fostoria; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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