2 census tracts · pop 7,075 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.7–6
Gault Village is a 2-tract neighborhood of Ypsilanti, MI and houses 7,075 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Ypsilanti rate of 33.4%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,305, 21% above the Ypsilanti average of $1,080. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Filings are well documented here: 364 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 36.5% of renter households. That places it #10 of 10 neighborhoods in Ypsilanti.
Judgments average 7.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Historic Eastside and West Willow. Against average income of $79,536, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Gault Village vs YpsilantiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gault Village
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
364Total filings (sum)
28.09%Avg annual filing rate
36.5%Peak year (2014)
28.09%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gault Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.4%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility shutoff threat
14.7%Food insecurity
13.9%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
26.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gault Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gault Village?
Gault Village scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Gault Village compare to Ypsilanti overall?
Gault Village scores 0.1 points lower than Ypsilanti overall (6/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,305 vs $1,080.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gault Village?
Average gross rent in Gault Village is $1,305/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gault Village residents are renters?
30% of Gault Village households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Ypsilanti). The neighborhood has 7,075 residents.
Q5
Is Gault Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Gault Village sits in the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Gault Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gault Village is census tract 26161412700 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Gault Village for landlords?
Gault Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Gault Village?
Gault Village has 7,279 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
