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Center City Eviction Risk: Lower , Midland

Tract 26111290300 · Midland County, MI · pop 4,217 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 26111290300 covers the Center City area of Midland, home to 4,217 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 53rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,101 a month while the average household earns $98,419 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 6% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,585
Renter share9.6%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$98,419

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Center City
Very Low
Within parent city
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 14 tracts In Midland
Low
Within county
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 21 tracts In Midland County
Low
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#2,496 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Midland and the region

Centroid at 43.6331, -84.2324 · click any tract to drill in

Why Center City scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Midland
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,101 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Midland
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Midland
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Midland
5.9

How Center City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Center City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 290300Midland: 3.03.0Midlandparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 23Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 6.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.2%Peak (2016)
  • 13Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Center City. 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 Center City

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength 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 Midland 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 Midland County average of 5.6 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% 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 26111290300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111290300?

Census tract 26111290300 in the Center City neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 26111290300?

Median gross rent is $1,101/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26111290300?

6.2% of residents in tract 26111290300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,217.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26111290300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 44th, minority 7th, housing 11th.
Q5

Is tract 26111290300 considered part of Center City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26111290300 fall within Center City (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26111290300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26111290300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.86% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26111290300 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.0% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26111290300 compare to Midland overall?

Tract 26111290300 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Midland at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Midland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Midland

Top eight tracts in Midland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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