Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Eastpointe Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26099258500 · Macomb County, MI · pop 2,165
Eastpointe is where census tract 26099258500 sits, home to 2,165 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.6/10. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,457 a month against an average household income of $102,875 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units762
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$102,875
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eastpointe and the region
Centroid at 42.4568, -82.9305 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eastpointe scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Eastpointe
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,457 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eastpointe
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eastpointe
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eastpointe
7.1
How Eastpointe compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 19%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.
- 20.2%Housing insecurity
- 14.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.4%Food insecurity
- 24.3%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 8.0%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 36.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eastpointe
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 7.1/10. 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 Eastpointe eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Macomb County average of 5.5 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 50th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26099258500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099258500?
Census tract 26099258500 in Eastpointe scores 3.7/10 (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 26099258500?
Median gross rent is $1,457/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26099258500?
14.7% of residents in tract 26099258500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,165.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26099258500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 69th, minority 81th, housing 19th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26099258500 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.2% 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. 14.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26099258500 compare to Eastpointe overall?
Tract 26099258500 scores 3.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Eastpointe at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eastpointe eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Eastpointe
Top eight tracts in Eastpointe ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MI
26099258600
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
26099258400
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Regent Park
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26099258300
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Mohican Regent
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Regent Park
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26099258200
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26099258000
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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