Within parent city
77
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Midland Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26111290700 · Midland County, MI · pop 3,961
Census tract 26111290700 sits in Midland eviction risk in Midland County, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,026 a month against an average household income of $55,331 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,844
Renter share52.0%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$55,331
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Midland and the region
Centroid at 43.6171, -84.1920 · click any tract to drill in
Why Midland scores 3.8
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
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,026 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%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)
- 200Total filings over 2 yrs
- 9.50%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.3%Peak (2015)
- 84Filings 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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.1%Food insecurity
- 14.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.0%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 above 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 200 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 9.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.3% of renter households in 2015.
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 26111290700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111290700?
Census tract 26111290700 in Midland 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 26111290700?
Median gross rent is $1,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26111290700?
18.6% of residents in tract 26111290700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,961.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26111290700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 19th, minority 29th, housing 61th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26111290700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 200 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26111290700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.50% of renter households, peaking at 11.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26111290700 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26111290700 compare to Midland overall?
Tract 26111290700 scores 3.8/10, higher 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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Downtown
4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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Center City
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26111290600
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Downtown
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26111291103
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26111290500
2.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Center City
2.2
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26111290902
2.1
/ 10 · Low
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