Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Eastpointe Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26099258400 · Macomb County, MI · pop 5,427

Census tract 26099258400 belongs to Eastpointe, Michigan. It is home to 5,427 residents and scores 6.6/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,249 a month while the average household earns $48,333 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 20% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units2,040

Renter share46.8%

SVI overall0.82

Poverty rate20.5%

Median income$48,333

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Eastpointe and the region

Centroid at 42.4686, -82.9414 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eastpointe scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Eastpointe

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

20.5% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,249 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Eastpointe

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Eastpointe

6.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Eastpointe

7.1

How Eastpointe compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

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

91%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
57%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
49%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

25.7%Housing insecurity
21.0%Utility-shutoff threat
34.1%Food insecurity
37.3%SNAP enrollment
17.2%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
23.3%Frequent mental distress
41.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Eastpointe

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 7.1/10. 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 Eastpointe eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Macomb County average of 5.5 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 49% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26099258400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099258400?

Census tract 26099258400 in Eastpointe scores 5.1/10 (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 26099258400?

Median gross rent is $1,249/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26099258400?

20.5% of residents in tract 26099258400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,427.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26099258400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 66th, minority 71th, housing 57th.

What share of households in tract 26099258400 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.7% 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. 21.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26099258400 compare to Eastpointe overall?

Tract 26099258400 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Eastpointe at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eastpointe eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26099258400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 49% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Eastpointe

Top eight tracts in Eastpointe ranked by composite eviction-risk score.