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Sterling Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26099230502 · Macomb County, MI · pop 105

With a score of 5.5/10, tract 26099230502 in Sterling Heights in Macomb County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 105 residents. That is riskier than about 57% of US census tracts.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,076 a month while the average household earns $66,635 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 33% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units85

Renter share67.1%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate13.2%

Median income$66,635

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sterling Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.5980, -83.0367 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sterling Heights scores 2.9

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

13.2% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,076 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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: 35

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

24%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
0%Racial/ethnic minority
76%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.

13.5%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
16.3%Food insecurity
13.9%SNAP enrollment
8.7%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
19.5%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sterling Heights

What moves this score most is economic stress at 3.3/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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 26099230502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099230502?

Census tract 26099230502 in Sterling Heights 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26099230502?

Median gross rent is $1,076/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26099230502?

13.2% of residents in tract 26099230502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 105.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26099230502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 35th, minority 0th, housing 76th.

What share of households in tract 26099230502 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26099230502 compare to Sterling Heights overall?

Tract 26099230502 scores 2.9/10, lower 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.