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Census Tract · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally

Ann Arbor Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 26161402601 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,886

Census tract 26161402601 covers part of Ann Arbor, MI, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,886 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.9/10.

Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 39% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units606
Renter share79.7%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate22.4%
Median income$56,019

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 41 tracts In Ann Arbor
Very High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#62 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
National
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11,988 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region

Centroid at 42.2965, -83.7005 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ann Arbor scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ann Arbor
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
22.4% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,376 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ann Arbor
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ann Arbor
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ann Arbor
5.0

How Ann Arbor compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ann Arbor risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.2This tracttract 4026015.8Ann Arborparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ann Arbor

Against the Washtenaw County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.2 points. This is renter territory: 80% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

21% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10.

The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Average gross rent is $1,376, 17% below the Ann Arbor average.

Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.3/10. Cost burden runs 51% here against 46.5% across Washtenaw County. SNAP participation runs 7.3% against 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity runs 10.5% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #11,988 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 3.0 points hotter.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 26161402601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161402601?

Census tract 26161402601 in Ann Arbor scores 7.2/10 (Elevated 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 26161402601?

Median gross rent is $1,376/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26161402601?

22.4% of residents in tract 26161402601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,886.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26161402601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 2th, minority 77th, housing 84th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26161402601 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.3% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26161402601 compare to Ann Arbor overall?

Tract 26161402601 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Ann Arbor at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ann Arbor eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ann Arbor

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

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