Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Midland Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26111290500 · Midland County, MI · pop 1,904 · 34% of tract blocks fall in Midland
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26111290500 (Midland, Michigan) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 32% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 12% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,054 monthly, set against $85,833 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units686
Renter share4.8%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate6.4%
Median income$85,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Midland and the region
Centroid at 43.5850, -84.2539 · click any tract to drill in
Why Midland scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.4% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,054 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 Midland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 3%Housing & transportation
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)
- 14Total filings over 2 yrs
- 10.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.8%Peak (2016)
- 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.0%Food insecurity
- 8.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 27.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Midland
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 below the Midland County average of 5.6 and below 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 4th 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 8.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% 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 26111290500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111290500?
Census tract 26111290500 in Midland scores 2.4/10 (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 26111290500?
Median gross rent is $1,054/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 12% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26111290500?
6.4% of residents in tract 26111290500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,904.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26111290500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 11th, minority 6th, housing 3th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26111290500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26111290500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.33% of renter households, peaking at 9.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26111290500 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26111290500 compare to Midland overall?
Tract 26111290500 scores 2.4/10, 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.
Tract · MI
Downtown
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Center City
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26111290700
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26111290600
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Downtown
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26111291103
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Center City
2.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26111290902
2.1
/ 10 · Low
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