Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
Southfield Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26125161100 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,843
For landlords sizing up Southfield in Oakland County, census tract 26125161100 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,261 a month while the average household earns $42,465 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units2,285
Renter share70.9%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$42,465
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Southfield and the region
Centroid at 42.4800, -83.2740 · click any tract to drill in
Why Southfield scores 4.7
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
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,261 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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.
- 16.9%Housing insecurity
- 13.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.2%Food insecurity
- 21.5%SNAP enrollment
- 10.8%Transit barriers
- 7.0%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Southfield
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $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 Southfield 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 Black and White and ranks around the 82nd 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 16.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.0% 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 26125161100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125161100?
Census tract 26125161100 in Southfield scores 4.7/10 (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 26125161100?
Median gross rent is $1,261/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125161100?
18.6% of residents in tract 26125161100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,843.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125161100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 93th, minority 77th, housing 58th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125161100 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.9% 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. 13.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125161100 compare to Southfield overall?
Tract 26125161100 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Southfield at 3.3/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Southfield
Top eight tracts in Southfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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26125162100
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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26125161300
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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26125160400
3.9
/ 10 · Low
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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