Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Greenfield Eviction Risk: Lower , Southfield

Tract 26125162200 · Oakland County, MI · pop 1,252 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 26125162200 runs through the Greenfield neighborhood of Southfield. With 1,252 residents, it scores 6.8/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,352 a month while the average household earns $49,063 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 85% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 41% Owners 15%

Tract context

Occupied units576

Renter share85.4%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate12.7%

Median income$49,063

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southfield and the region

Centroid at 42.4538, -83.2075 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greenfield scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

12.7% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,352 rent vs county FMR

4.8

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 Greenfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

62%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
62%Housing & transportation

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.

20.0%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility-shutoff threat
24.3%Food insecurity
22.8%SNAP enrollment
11.9%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
17.3%Frequent mental distress
29.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Greenfield

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 68th 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.

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 26125162200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125162200?

Census tract 26125162200 in the Greenfield neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 26125162200?

Median gross rent is $1,352/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125162200?

12.7% of residents in tract 26125162200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,252.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125162200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 49th, minority 97th, housing 62th.

Is tract 26125162200 considered part of Greenfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125162200 fall within Greenfield (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26125162200 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.0% 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. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26125162200 compare to Southfield overall?

Tract 26125162200 scores 3.9/10, 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.