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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

East Cross-East Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26161411900 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,626 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

How risky is East Cross-East Forest in Washtenaw for landlords? Census tract 26161411900 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,087 a month while the average household earns $52,015 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 45% Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,485
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate29.0%
Median income$52,015

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In East Cross-East Forest
Moderate
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#23 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
High
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#630 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Washtenaw County and the region

Centroid at 42.2498, -83.5762 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Cross-East Forest scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
29.0% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,087 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How East Cross-East Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
East Cross-East Forest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 411900County: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 308Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 32.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 32.2%Peak (2014)
  • 308Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Cross-East Forest

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 set by Michigan eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Washtenaw County average of 6.0 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 19.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 89th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26161411900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161411900?

Census tract 26161411900 in the East Cross-East Forest neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26161411900?

Median gross rent is $1,087/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26161411900?

29.0% of residents in tract 26161411900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,626.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26161411900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 92th, minority 74th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 26161411900 considered part of East Cross-East Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161411900 fall within East Cross-East Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161411900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 308 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161411900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 32.18% of renter households, peaking at 32.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26161411900 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.5% 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. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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