Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Auburn Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26125140600 · Oakland County, MI · pop 2,718 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

For landlords sizing up Downtown Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, census tract 26125140600 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,234 a month against an average household income of $89,395 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 9% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,059

Renter share27.9%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate9.9%

Median income$89,395

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn Hills and the region

Centroid at 42.6311, -83.2438 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Auburn Hills scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

9.9% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$1,234 rent vs county FMR

4.0

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 Downtown Auburn Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

63%Socioeconomic
74%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
81%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Auburn Hills. 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.

14.3%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
15.7%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Auburn Hills

The heaviest input here 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 racially mixed and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.5% 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 26125140600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125140600?

Census tract 26125140600 in the Downtown Auburn Hills neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26125140600?

Median gross rent is $1,234/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125140600?

9.9% of residents in tract 26125140600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,718.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125140600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 74th, minority 65th, housing 81th.

Is tract 26125140600 considered part of Downtown Auburn Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125140600 fall within Downtown Auburn Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26125140600 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26125140600 compare to Auburn Hills overall?

Tract 26125140600 scores 3/10, right in line with 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.