Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Walled Lake Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26125134700 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,693
For landlords sizing up Walled Lake, census tract 26125134700 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,315 a month while the average household earns $59,338 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
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
88
th percentile
High
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
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 3.8
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
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Walled Lake, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Oakland County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26125134700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125134700?
Census tract 26125134700 in Walled Lake 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 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 3.8/10, higher than the parent city of Walled Lake at 3.1/10. 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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