Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally

Quarton Eviction Risk: Lower , Birmingham

Tract 26125152600 · Oakland County, MI · pop 4,078 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 26125152600 covers the Quarton area of Birmingham in Michigan. Home to 4,078 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,239 a month while the average household earns $243,482 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 8% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,587

Renter share14.6%

SVI overall0.01

Poverty rate1.7%

Median income$243,482

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Birmingham and the region

Centroid at 42.5514, -83.2289 · click any tract to drill in

Why Quarton scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Birmingham

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

1.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,239 rent vs county FMR

10.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Birmingham

4.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Birmingham

5.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Birmingham

3.7

How Quarton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 1

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

0%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
7%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

58%Grade A
0%Grade B
28%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

4.3%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
4.6%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
3.2%Transit barriers
2.7%No health insurance
11.8%Frequent mental distress
17.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Quarton

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Birmingham 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 Oakland County average of 5.7 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 4.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 1st 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26125152600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125152600?

Census tract 26125152600 in the Quarton neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (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 26125152600?

Median gross rent is $2,239/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125152600?

1.7% of residents in tract 26125152600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,078.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125152600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 5th, minority 17th, housing 7th.

Is tract 26125152600 considered part of Quarton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125152600 fall within Quarton (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26125152600 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.3% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26125152600 compare to Birmingham overall?

Tract 26125152600 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Birmingham at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Birmingham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26125152600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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