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Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Sterling Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26099230000 · Macomb County, MI · pop 4,741

In Sterling Heights, census tract 26099230000 scores 5.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,336 monthly, set against $54,133 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
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 parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 31 tracts In Sterling Heights
Very High
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#53 of 243 tracts In Macomb County
High
Within state
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#1,288 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,543 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
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 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Sterling Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 230000Sterling Heights: 3.23.2Sterling Heightsparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sterling Heights

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 4.7/10. 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 Sterling Heights eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Macomb County average of 5.5 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26099230000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099230000?

Census tract 26099230000 in Sterling Heights scores 3.8/10 (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 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 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Sterling Heights at 3.2/10. 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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