Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,188 of 84,120 nationally
Sherwood Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ferndale
Tract 26125173400 · Oakland County, MI · pop 5,166 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 26125173400 sits in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Ferndale, Michigan. It has a population of 5,166 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 23% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 12% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,230/month against a median household income of $106,927 — roughly 14% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,598
Renter share20.8%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$106,927
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ferndale and the region
Centroid at 42.4528, -83.1383 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sherwood Forest scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ferndale
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,230 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ferndale
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ferndale
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ferndale
3.9
How Sherwood Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 0%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C — Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 100%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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.
- 8.6%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.7%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 19.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 26125173400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125173400?
Census tract 26125173400 in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 26125173400?
Median gross rent is $1,230/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125173400?
7.1% of residents in tract 26125173400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,166.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125173400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 0th, minority 26th, housing 10th.
Q5
Is tract 26125173400 considered part of Sherwood Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125173400 fall within Sherwood Forest (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26125173400 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.6% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26125173400 compare to Ferndale overall?
Tract 26125173400 scores 5.2/10 — lower than the parent city of Ferndale at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ferndale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26125173400 historically redlined?
Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ferndale
Top eight tracts in Ferndale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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