Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Walled Lake Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26125134700 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,693
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 26125134700 in Walled Lake, MI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,693 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,619
Renter share47.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$59,338
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Walled Lake and the region
Centroid at 42.5455, -83.4757 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walled Lake scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Walled Lake
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,315 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walled Lake
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walled Lake
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walled Lake
5.9
How Walled Lake compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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.
- 11.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.2%Food insecurity
- 13.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 7.0%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walled Lake
21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against the Oakland County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.1/10.
Against Oakland County at 39.8%, roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened. On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 4.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,315, close to the Walled Lake average.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $59,338. 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26125134700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125134700?
Census tract 26125134700 in Walled Lake scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 26125134700?
Median gross rent is $1,315/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125134700?
15.4% of residents in tract 26125134700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,693.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125134700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 58th, minority 33th, housing 35th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125134700 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.7% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125134700 compare to Walled Lake overall?
Tract 26125134700 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Walled Lake at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walled Lake; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Walled Lake
Top eight tracts in Walled Lake ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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