1 census tracts · pop 2,705 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 7.2–7.2
College Heights maps to a single census tract in Ypsilanti, MI, population 2,705. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 51% against 33.4% citywide, putting College Heights 17.8% over its own city. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.1/10. Court records for this tract carry 56 eviction filings.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 9.3% of renter households. At $1,200 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Ypsilanti commands.
4.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #5 of 10 neighborhoods in Ypsilanti.
Judgments average 3.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $53,906.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
College Heights vs YpsilantiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport97%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in College Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
56Total filings (sum)
9.27%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak year (2014)
9.27%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in College Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.2%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
9.3%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About College Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for College Heights?
College Heights scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 College Heights compare to Ypsilanti overall?
College Heights scores 1.2 points higher than Ypsilanti overall (6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,200 vs $1,080.
Q3
What is the average rent in College Heights?
Average gross rent in College Heights is $1,200/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of College Heights residents are renters?
59% of College Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Ypsilanti). The neighborhood has 2,705 residents.
Q5
Is College Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
College Heights sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is College Heights for landlords?
College Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Ypsilanti as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of College Heights?
College Heights has 2,608 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.6%), Hispanic / Latino (7.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
