Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Whitmore Lake Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26161465001 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 1,948 · 61% of tract blocks fall in Whitmore Lake
Here is how census tract 26161465001, in Whitmore Lake in Washtenaw County, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,948. It lands near the 46th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 15% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,575 a month while the average household earns $77,628 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units828
Renter share13.8%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$77,628
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Whitmore Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.4042, -83.7765 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitmore Lake scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Whitmore Lake
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,575 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Whitmore Lake
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Whitmore Lake
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Whitmore Lake
4.5
How Whitmore Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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.
- 9.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 26.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitmore Lake
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.4/10. 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 Whitmore Lake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Washtenaw County average of 6.0 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 4th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161465001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161465001?
Census tract 26161465001 in Whitmore Lake 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 26161465001?
Median gross rent is $1,575/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161465001?
9.1% of residents in tract 26161465001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,948.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161465001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 4th, minority 2th, housing 8th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26161465001 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26161465001 compare to Whitmore Lake overall?
Tract 26161465001 scores 2.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Whitmore Lake at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whitmore Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Whitmore Lake
Top eight tracts in Whitmore Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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