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Neighborhood · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally

Brookedale West Eviction Risk: Lower , Rochester Hills

Tract 26125192700 · Oakland County, MI · pop 3,104 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the Brookedale West area of Rochester Hills, census tract 26125192700 scores 6.1/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #18,857 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,261 a month against an average household income of $136,133 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 9% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,159
Renter share17.9%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate3.5%
Median income$136,133

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Brookedale West
Moderate
Within parent city
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 20 tracts In Rochester Hills
Very Low
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#308 of 350 tracts In Oakland County
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#2,923 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester Hills and the region

Centroid at 42.6872, -83.2034 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brookedale West scores 1.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rochester Hills
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
3.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,261 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rochester Hills
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rochester Hills
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rochester Hills
3.8

How Brookedale West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Brookedale West risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.21.2This tracttract 192700Rochester Hills: 2.92.9Rochester Hillsparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brookedale West

What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rochester Hills 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 26125192700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125192700?

Census tract 26125192700 in the Brookedale West neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (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 26125192700?

Median gross rent is $3,261/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125192700?

3.5% of residents in tract 26125192700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,104.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125192700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 80th, minority 40th, housing 39th.
Q5

Is tract 26125192700 considered part of Brookedale West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125192700 fall within Brookedale West (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26125192700 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26125192700 compare to Rochester Hills overall?

Tract 26125192700 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Rochester Hills at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rochester Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rochester Hills

Top eight tracts in Rochester Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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