Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Southfield Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26125160900 · Oakland County, MI · pop 4,804
Census tract 26125160900 covers part of Southfield, MI, and scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.5/10.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 50%
Owners 19%
Tract context
Occupied units2,374
Renter share81.3%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$58,845
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Southfield and the region
Centroid at 42.5022, -83.2972 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southfield scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Southfield
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,328 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Southfield
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Southfield
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Southfield
6.7
How Southfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 75%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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.
- 20.7%Housing insecurity
- 16.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.4%Food insecurity
- 26.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.2%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southfield
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. This is renter territory: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Against the Oakland County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Running cool, economic stress reads 2.2/10. SNAP participation runs 26.5% against 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity runs 26.4% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 7.3/10 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. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
39% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $1,328, close to the Southfield average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26125160900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125160900?
Census tract 26125160900 in Southfield 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 26125160900?
Median gross rent is $1,328/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125160900?
8.9% of residents in tract 26125160900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,804.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125160900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 75th, minority 82th, housing 27th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125160900 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.7% 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. 16.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125160900 compare to Southfield overall?
Tract 26125160900 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Southfield at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Southfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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