2 census tracts · pop 9,922 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–5.3
Lakewood is a 2-tract neighborhood of Ann Arbor, MI, population 9,922. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.3. A 2.3-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2/10. 16% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 29 eviction filings.
SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 11.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 5.0% of renter households.
37% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Average gross rent is $1,788, 8% above the Ann Arbor average of $1,649.
Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Ann Arbor, it ranks #14 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 1.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Lakewood vs Ann ArborHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakewood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
29Total filings (sum)
5.04%Avg annual filing rate
5.0%Peak year (2014)
5.04%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lakewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.9%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
3.7%No health insurance
19.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lakewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakewood?
Lakewood scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Lakewood compare to Ann Arbor overall?
Lakewood scores 1.9 points lower than Ann Arbor overall (5.8/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,788 vs $1,649.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakewood?
Average gross rent in Lakewood is $1,788/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakewood residents are renters?
31% of Lakewood households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Ann Arbor). The neighborhood has 9,922 residents.
Q5
Is Lakewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakewood sits in the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Lakewood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lakewood is census tract 26161403300 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.3, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Lakewood for landlords?
Lakewood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Ann Arbor as a whole (5.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakewood?
Lakewood has 9,786 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
