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Auburn Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Rochester Hills

Tract 26125194500 · Oakland County, MI · pop 1,172 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Eviction risk in the Auburn Highlands area of Rochester Hills centers on tract 26125194500, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,172 residents. That is riskier than about 57% of US census tracts.

30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,202 a month against an average household income of $51,058 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 16% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units707

Renter share23.1%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate15.3%

Median income$51,058

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rochester Hills and the region

Centroid at 42.6395, -83.1910 · click any tract to drill in

Why Auburn Highlands scores 3.2

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

15.3% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,202 rent vs county FMR

3.7

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 Auburn Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

47%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
31%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.

7.7%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
13.8%Frequent mental distress
33.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Auburn Highlands

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 5.2/10. 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 Hills eviction risk, 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 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26125194500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125194500?

Census tract 26125194500 in the Auburn Highlands neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26125194500?

Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26125194500?

15.3% of residents in tract 26125194500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,172.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26125194500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 66th, minority 23th, housing 31th.

Is tract 26125194500 considered part of Auburn Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125194500 fall within Auburn Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26125194500 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26125194500 compare to Rochester Hills overall?

Tract 26125194500 scores 3.2/10, higher 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.