Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Hunters Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Auburn Hills
Tract 26125140301 · Oakland County, MI · pop 4,311 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
In Hunters Creek in Auburn Hills, census tract 26125140301 scores 6.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,222 a month while the average household earns $52,691 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33%
Stable renters 39%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units2,339
Renter share71.7%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$52,691
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Auburn Hills and the region
Centroid at 42.6832, -83.2290 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hunters Creek scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Auburn Hills
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,222 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Auburn Hills
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Auburn Hills
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Auburn Hills
5.0
How Hunters Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Hunters Creek. 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.
- 11.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.2%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hunters Creek
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Auburn Hills eviction risk, 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 White and Asian and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% 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 26125140301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125140301?
Census tract 26125140301 in the Hunters Creek neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 26125140301?
Median gross rent is $1,222/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125140301?
14.4% of residents in tract 26125140301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,311.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125140301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 15th, minority 73th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 26125140301 considered part of Hunters Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125140301 fall within Hunters Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26125140301 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.6% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26125140301 compare to Auburn Hills overall?
Tract 26125140301 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Auburn Hills at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Auburn Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Auburn Hills
Top eight tracts in Auburn Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MI
Downtown Auburn Hills
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Hunters Creek
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26125140101
3.1
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Downtown Auburn Hills
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Downtown Auburn Hills
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26125140500
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26125981400
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
Butler Ridge
2.5
/ 10 · Low
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