Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Shields Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26145011901 · Saginaw County, MI · pop 1,849 · 3% of tract blocks fall in Shields
Here is how census tract 26145011901, in Shields, looks to a landlord: a 5.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 1,849. That is riskier than about 53% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 27% of renter households, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $830 a month while the average household earns $70,300 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units758
Renter share6.3%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$70,300
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shields and the region
Centroid at 43.3657, -84.0540 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shields scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Shields
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$830 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Shields
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Shields
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Shields
6.6
How Shields compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 9.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.3%Food insecurity
- 13.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Shields
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.8/10. 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 Shields, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Saginaw County average of 6.1 and in line with 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 20th 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 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% 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 26145011901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26145011901?
Census tract 26145011901 in Shields scores 3.8/10 (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 26145011901?
Median gross rent is $830/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26145011901?
11.5% of residents in tract 26145011901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,849.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26145011901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 41th, minority 15th, housing 17th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26145011901 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.9% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26145011901 compare to Shields overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Shields
Top eight tracts in Shields ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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