Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Westlawn Eviction Risk: Lower , Ann Arbor
Tract 26161410400 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,561 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
26161410400 is a census tract in the Westlawn area of Washtenaw County, MI. It scores 3.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,561. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.9/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,459
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$86,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
51
th percentile
Moderate
National
40
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region
Centroid at 42.2402, -83.6511 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westlawn scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,219 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 55Total filings over 1 yrs
- 11.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.3%Peak (2014)
- 55Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westlawn. 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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.6%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 23.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westlawn
The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.7/10.
It sits 1.1 points below the Washtenaw County average of 5.0. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.6/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 55 filings here across 1 tracked years. Food insecurity runs 10.6% against 17.8% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2014, when 11.3% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 11.3% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 22% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $86,583, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161410400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161410400?
Census tract 26161410400 in the Westlawn neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 26161410400?
Median gross rent is $1,219/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161410400?
6.8% of residents in tract 26161410400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,561.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161410400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 84th, minority 36th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 26161410400 considered part of Westlawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161410400 fall within Westlawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161410400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 55 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161410400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.27% of renter households, peaking at 11.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161410400 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161410400 compare to Ann Arbor overall?
Tract 26161410400 scores 3.9/10, lower 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.
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