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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

O'Hair Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Southfield

Tract 26125162300 · Oakland County, MI · pop 4,124 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 5.5/10, tract 26125162300 in the O'Hair Park area of Southfield, MI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,124. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 16% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,807
Renter share27.8%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$67,837

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In O'Hair Park
Moderate
Within parent city
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#14 of 23 tracts In Southfield
Moderate
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#42 of 350 tracts In Oakland County
High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#494 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Southfield and the region

Centroid at 42.4507, -83.2253 · click any tract to drill in

Why O'Hair Park scores 5.5

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
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,287 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 O'Hair Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
O'Hair Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.5This tracttract 1623004.5Southfieldparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in O'Hair Park

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

It sits 1.5 points above the Oakland County average of 4.0. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.7/10.

Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 42% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Average gross rent is $1,287, close to the Southfield average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $67,837.

28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26125162300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125162300?

Census tract 26125162300 in the O'Hair Park neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 26125162300?

Median gross rent is $1,287/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125162300?

9.4% of residents in tract 26125162300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,124.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125162300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 19th, minority 91th, housing 27th.
Q5

Is tract 26125162300 considered part of O'Hair Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125162300 fall within O'Hair Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26125162300 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.7% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26125162300 compare to Southfield overall?

Tract 26125162300 scores 5.5/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Southfield

Top eight tracts in Southfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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