Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally

Evergreen Lahser 7/8 Eviction Risk: Moderate , Southfield

Tract 26125162400 · Oakland County, MI · pop 2,121 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 26125162400 covers part of the Evergreen Lahser 7/8 area of Southfield, MI, and scores 5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,121. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 22% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units804

Renter share33.8%

SVI overall0.48

Poverty rate6.1%

Median income$73,636

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Southfield and the region

Centroid at 42.4509, -83.2496 · click any tract to drill in

Why Evergreen Lahser 7/8 scores 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

6.1% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,461 rent vs county FMR

5.6

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 Evergreen Lahser 7/8 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

51%Socioeconomic
40%Household composition
83%Racial/ethnic minority
33%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.

17.9%Housing insecurity
12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
20.6%Food insecurity
18.3%SNAP enrollment
10.4%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
26.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Evergreen Lahser 7/8

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.5/10. Against the Oakland County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.

10% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $1,461 a month, rents run 9% over what the rest of Southfield commands. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. 36% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $73,636. 34% 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 26125162400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125162400?

Census tract 26125162400 in the Evergreen Lahser 7/8 neighborhood scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26125162400?

Median gross rent is $1,461/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125162400?

6.1% of residents in tract 26125162400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,121.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125162400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 40th, minority 83th, housing 33th.

Is tract 26125162400 considered part of Evergreen Lahser 7/8?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125162400 fall within Evergreen Lahser 7/8 (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26125162400 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.9% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26125162400 compare to Southfield overall?

Tract 26125162400 scores 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.