Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

O'Hair Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Southfield

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

For landlords sizing up O'Hair Park in Southfield, census tract 26125162300 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.4/10. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,287 a month against an average household income of $67,837 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

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.

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 3.6

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

37%Socioeconomic
19%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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.

16.7%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
20.9%Food insecurity
19.5%SNAP enrollment
10.2%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
15.0%Frequent mental distress
29.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in O'Hair Park

The heaviest input here 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 34th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26125162300

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

Census tract 26125162300 in the O'Hair Park neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 26125162300?

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

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 26125162300 compare to Southfield overall?

Tract 26125162300 scores 3.6/10, 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.