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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

College Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ypsilanti

Tract 26161410200 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,705 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26161410200 (the College Heights area of Ypsilanti, Michigan) comes in at 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,200 a month against an average household income of $53,906 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 29% Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,245
Renter share58.8%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$53,906

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In College Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 14 tracts In Ypsilanti
Moderate
Within county
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#21 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
High
Within state
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#595 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ypsilanti and the region

Centroid at 42.2555, -83.6453 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Heights scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ypsilanti
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,200 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ypsilanti
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ypsilanti
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ypsilanti
8.1

How College Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
College Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 410200Ypsilanti: 3.63.6Ypsilantiparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

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)

  • 56Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 9.27%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.3%Peak (2014)
  • 56Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
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 College Heights

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Ypsilanti eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th 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 26161410200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161410200?

Census tract 26161410200 in the College Heights 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 26161410200?

Median gross rent is $1,200/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26161410200?

15.6% of residents in tract 26161410200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,705.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26161410200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 5th, minority 55th, housing 97th.
Q5

Is tract 26161410200 considered part of College Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161410200 fall within College Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161410200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 56 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161410200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.27% of renter households, peaking at 9.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26161410200 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26161410200 compare to Ypsilanti overall?

Tract 26161410200 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Ypsilanti at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ypsilanti eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ypsilanti

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

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