Within parent city
97
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Sterling Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26099230000 · Macomb County, MI · pop 4,741
26099230000 is a census tract in Sterling Heights, MI. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,741. The severe-burden share is 38%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units2,347
Renter share65.7%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate16.0%
Median income$54,133
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Sterling Heights and the region
Centroid at 42.6197, -82.9869 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sterling Heights scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Sterling Heights
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
16.0% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,336 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Sterling Heights
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Sterling Heights
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Sterling Heights
3.0
How Sterling Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%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.
- 10.6%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.6%Food insecurity
- 13.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sterling Heights
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. 56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Macomb County average of 44.2%. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Well under the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.5/10.
Against the Macomb County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,336, close to the Sterling Heights average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $54,133.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26099230000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099230000?
Census tract 26099230000 in Sterling Heights scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 26099230000?
Median gross rent is $1,336/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26099230000?
16.0% of residents in tract 26099230000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,741.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26099230000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 82th, minority 25th, housing 83th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26099230000 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26099230000 compare to Sterling Heights overall?
Tract 26099230000 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Sterling Heights at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Sterling Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Sterling Heights
Top eight tracts in Sterling Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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