Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Orchard Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Romeo
Tract 26099206700 · Macomb County, MI · pop 3,727 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 26099206700 covers Orchard Hills in Romeo, home to 3,727 residents. For landlords it grades 4.9/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 35th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,010 monthly, set against $73,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,776
Renter share39.3%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$73,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Romeo and the region
Centroid at 42.8059, -83.0045 · click any tract to drill in
Why Orchard Hills scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Romeo
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,010 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Romeo
2.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Romeo
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Romeo
4.1
How Orchard Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 87%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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 11.6%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 32.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Orchard Hills
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Romeo, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Macomb County average of 5.5 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 69th 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 26099206700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099206700?
Census tract 26099206700 in the Orchard Hills neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 26099206700?
Median gross rent is $1,010/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26099206700?
10.1% of residents in tract 26099206700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,727.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26099206700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 90th, minority 34th, housing 87th.
Q5
Is tract 26099206700 considered part of Orchard Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26099206700 fall within Orchard Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26099206700 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26099206700 compare to Romeo overall?
Tract 26099206700 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Romeo at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Romeo; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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