Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Kensington Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Rochester Hills
Tract 26125194600 · Oakland County, MI · pop 4,728 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26125194600 (the Kensington Forest neighborhood of Rochester Hills, Michigan) comes in at 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,545 a month while the average household earns $118,926 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,874
Renter share16.4%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$118,926
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
26
th percentile
Low
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rochester Hills and the region
Centroid at 42.6316, -83.1552 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kensington Forest scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,545 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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 Kensington Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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.
- 7.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 4.4%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 19.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kensington Forest
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 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 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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 26125194600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125194600?
Census tract 26125194600 in the Kensington Forest neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 26125194600?
Median gross rent is $1,545/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125194600?
1.5% of residents in tract 26125194600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,728.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125194600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 24th, minority 34th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 26125194600 considered part of Kensington Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125194600 fall within Kensington Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26125194600 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26125194600 compare to Rochester Hills overall?
Tract 26125194600 scores 1.4/10, 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.
Tract · MI
Meadowbrook
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Pine Trail
3.8
/ 10 · Low
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Auburn Highlands
3.2
/ 10 · Low
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John R Highlands
2.2
/ 10 · Low
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Avon Lakes Village
2.1
/ 10 · Low
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Woodgrove of Avon Hills
1.9
/ 10 · Very Low
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Avon Hollow
1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
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Barclay
1.7
/ 10 · Very Low
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