Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Madison Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26125181001 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,583
For landlords sizing up Madison Heights, census tract 26125181001 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.
35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,098 a month against an average household income of $50,241 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 99% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 64%
Owners 1%
Tract context
Occupied units2,268
Renter share98.8%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate28.4%
Median income$50,241
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Madison Heights and the region
Centroid at 42.5252, -83.1042 · click any tract to drill in
Why Madison Heights scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Madison Heights
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
28.4% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,098 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Madison Heights
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Madison Heights
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Madison Heights
5.1
How Madison Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 14.7%Housing insecurity
- 11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.8%Food insecurity
- 18.8%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Madison Heights
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. 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 Madison Heights 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 14.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 67th 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 26125181001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125181001?
Census tract 26125181001 in Madison Heights scores 4.9/10 (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 26125181001?
Median gross rent is $1,098/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125181001?
28.4% of residents in tract 26125181001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,583.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125181001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 39th, minority 69th, housing 82th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26125181001 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.7% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26125181001 compare to Madison Heights overall?
Tract 26125181001 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Madison Heights at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Madison Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Madison Heights
Top eight tracts in Madison Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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