Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

John R Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Rochester Hills

Tract 26125193700 · Oakland County, MI · pop 4,231 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

26125193700 is a census tract in the John R Highlands area of Rochester Hills, MI. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,231 residents. 32% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 18% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,719

Renter share33.3%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate9.8%

Median income$102,969

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester Hills and the region

Centroid at 42.6326, -83.1041 · click any tract to drill in

Why John R Highlands scores 4.1

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

9.8% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$1,874 rent vs county FMR

8.6

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 John R Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

24%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
25%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.

8.6%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
10.9%Food insecurity
8.3%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
5.2%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
22.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in John R Highlands

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.5/10. The voucher gap is 36.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Running hot, supply constraint reads 8.6/10.

Running cool, economic stress reads 2.5/10. Against Oakland County at 39.8%, 46% of renters here are cost-burdened.

At $1,874 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Rochester Hills commands. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Oakland County average of 4.0 closely.

Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $102,969. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 26125193700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125193700?

Census tract 26125193700 in the John R Highlands neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 26125193700?

Median gross rent is $1,874/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125193700?

9.8% of residents in tract 26125193700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,231.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125193700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 59th, minority 56th, housing 25th.

Is tract 26125193700 considered part of John R Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125193700 fall within John R Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26125193700 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.

How does tract 26125193700 compare to Rochester Hills overall?

Tract 26125193700 scores 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Rochester Hills at 4/10. 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.