Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Rochester Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26125191200 · Oakland County, MI · pop 4,705 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 26125191200 sits in the Rochester Heights neighborhood of Rochester, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #36,225 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,442 a month while the average household earns $103,061 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,042
Renter share28.8%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$103,061
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rochester and the region
Centroid at 42.6847, -83.1207 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rochester Heights scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rochester
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,442 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rochester
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rochester
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rochester
3.3
How Rochester Heights 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.
- 30%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.9%Food insecurity
- 5.0%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 4.0%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 20.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rochester Heights
What moves this score most 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 Rochester, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Oakland County average of 5.7 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26125191200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125191200?
Census tract 26125191200 in the Rochester Heights neighborhood scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26125191200?
Median gross rent is $1,442/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125191200?
6.0% of residents in tract 26125191200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,705.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125191200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 42th, minority 23th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 26125191200 considered part of Rochester Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125191200 fall within Rochester Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26125191200 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26125191200 compare to Rochester overall?
Tract 26125191200 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Rochester at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rochester; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rochester
Top eight tracts in Rochester ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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