Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Whispering Winds Eviction Risk: Lower , Troy
Tract 26125196000 · Oakland County, MI · pop 6,543 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Eviction risk in Whispering Winds in Troy centers on tract 26125196000, which scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 6,543 residents. On the national scale it ranks #42,547 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,000 a month while the average household earns $158,092 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 11% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,151
Renter share10.7%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$158,092
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Troy and the region
Centroid at 42.6119, -83.1031 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whispering Winds scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Troy
5.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,000 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Troy
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Troy
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Troy
3.8
How Whispering Winds compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%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.
- 6.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.0%Food insecurity
- 5.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 4.0%No health insurance
- 12.9%Frequent mental distress
- 19.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whispering Winds
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 Troy eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Oakland County average of 5.7 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 6.3% 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26125196000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26125196000?
Census tract 26125196000 in the Whispering Winds neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (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 26125196000?
Median gross rent is $3,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26125196000?
3.2% of residents in tract 26125196000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,543.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26125196000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 22th, minority 41th, housing 15th.
Q5
Is tract 26125196000 considered part of Whispering Winds?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26125196000 fall within Whispering Winds (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26125196000 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.3% 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 26125196000 compare to Troy overall?
Tract 26125196000 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Troy at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Troy eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Troy
Top eight tracts in Troy ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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