Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Westlawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ann Arbor
Tract 26161410100 ·
Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,192 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Eviction risk in the Westlawn neighborhood of Ann Arbor centers on tract 26161410100, which scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,192 residents. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,178 a month while the average household earns $40,974 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58%Stable renters 39%Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units1,929
Renter share97.0%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate27.9%
Median income$40,974
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 4 tracts In Westlawn
Very High
Within county
82th percentile
#20 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
High
Within state
80th percentile
#595 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
National
72th percentile
#23,554 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region
Centroid at 42.2555, -83.6537 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westlawn scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ann Arbor
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
27.9% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$1,178 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ann Arbor
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ann Arbor
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ann Arbor
5.0
How Westlawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
83%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
43%Housing & transportation
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
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
20.0%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
26.0%Food insecurity
26.0%SNAP enrollment
15.0%Transit barriers
9.1%No health insurance
22.1%Frequent mental distress
29.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westlawn
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. 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 inherited from Ann Arbor eviction risk, 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 above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 26161410100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161410100?
Census tract 26161410100 in the Westlawn neighborhood 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26161410100?
Median gross rent is $1,178/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161410100?
27.9% of residents in tract 26161410100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,192.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161410100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 39th, minority 75th, housing 43th.
Q5
Is tract 26161410100 considered part of Westlawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161410100 fall within Westlawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161410100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 565 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161410100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 37.02% of renter households, peaking at 37.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161410100 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.0% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161410100 compare to Ann Arbor overall?
Tract 26161410100 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Ann Arbor at 3.6/10. 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.