Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally
Oakwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Traverse City
Tract 26055551000 ·
Grand Traverse County, MI · pop 4,671 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 26055551000 covers part of the Oakwood area of Traverse City, MI, and scores 3.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,671. The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%Stable renters 13%Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units2,179
Renter share30.5%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate9.2%
Median income$88,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Oakwood
Moderate
Within parent city
29th percentile
#6 of 8 tracts In Traverse City
Low
Within county
46th percentile
#13 of 23 tracts In Grand Traverse County
Moderate
Within state
41th percentile
#1,766 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Traverse City and the region
Centroid at 44.7766, -85.5748 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oakwood scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Traverse City
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
9.2% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$973 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Traverse City
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Traverse City
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Traverse City
3.2
How Oakwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
35%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
13%Racial/ethnic minority
52%Housing & transportation
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.
6.5%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
5.1%Transit barriers
4.5%No health insurance
15.1%Frequent mental distress
27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oakwood
Cost burden runs 56% here against 43.0% across Grand Traverse County. The clearest offset is economic stress at 2.3/10.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10. SNAP participation runs 6.6% against 15.2% nationally.
Housing insecurity runs 6.5% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #57,812 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Rent consumes only 13% of average household income of $88,375, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Grand Traverse County average of 3.7 closely.
Average gross rent is $973, close to the Traverse City average. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26055551000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26055551000?
Census tract 26055551000 in the Oakwood neighborhood 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26055551000?
Median gross rent is $973/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26055551000?
9.2% of residents in tract 26055551000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,671.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26055551000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 17th, minority 13th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 26055551000 considered part of Oakwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26055551000 fall within Oakwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26055551000 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.5% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26055551000 compare to Traverse City overall?
Tract 26055551000 scores 3.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Traverse City at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Traverse City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Traverse City
Top eight tracts in Traverse City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.