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Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Center City Eviction Risk: Lower , Midland

Tract 26111290800 · Midland County, MI · pop 5,139 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Center City in Midland anchors census tract 26111290800, which lands at 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 61% of US census tracts.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,416 a month against an average household income of $82,828 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 7% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,142
Renter share11.4%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$82,828

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Center City
Moderate
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 14 tracts In Midland
Moderate
Within county
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 21 tracts In Midland County
Low
Within state
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#2,439 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Midland and the region

Centroid at 43.6340, -84.2017 · click any tract to drill in

Why Center City scores 2.2

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
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,416 rent vs county FMR
7.5
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: 2.22.2This tracttract 290800Midland: 3.03.0Midlandparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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)

  • 14Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 2.20%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.8%Peak (2015)
  • 6Filings 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

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.5/10. 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 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 riskier side for landlords.

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 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 14 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.8% of renter households in 2015.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26111290800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26111290800?

Census tract 26111290800 in the Center City neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 26111290800?

Median gross rent is $1,416/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26111290800?

3.9% of residents in tract 26111290800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,139.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26111290800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 21th, minority 16th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 26111290800 considered part of Center City?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26111290800 fall within Center City (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26111290800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26111290800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.20% of renter households, peaking at 2.8% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26111290800 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26111290800 compare to Midland overall?

Tract 26111290800 scores 2.2/10, 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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