1 census tracts · pop 1,374 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 7.4–7.4
Historic Southside is a one-tract neighborhood of Ypsilanti, MI, population 1,374. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.4/10, Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Ypsilanti rate of 33.4%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. 74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Average gross rent is $819, 24% below the Ypsilanti average of $1,080. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.1/10. The filing record is not thin: 55 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 10.2% of renter households. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Ypsilanti, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 3.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Parkridge Southside and Miles/Garland. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $36,304.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Historic Southside vs YpsilantiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Historic Southside
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
55Total filings (sum)
10.22%Avg annual filing rate
10.2%Peak year (2014)
10.22%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Historic Southside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.1%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility shutoff threat
21.6%Food insecurity
22.5%SNAP enrollment
8.0%No health insurance
32.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Historic Southside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Historic Southside?
Historic Southside scores 7.4/10 (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 Historic Southside compare to Ypsilanti overall?
Historic Southside scores 1.4 points higher than Ypsilanti overall (6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $819 vs $1,080.
Q3
What is the average rent in Historic Southside?
Average gross rent in Historic Southside is $819/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Historic Southside residents are renters?
74% of Historic Southside households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Ypsilanti). The neighborhood has 1,374 residents.
Q5
Is Historic Southside a high social-vulnerability area?
Historic Southside sits in the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Historic Southside for landlords?
Historic Southside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). 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 Historic Southside?
Historic Southside has 1,365 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36.3%), Other / Multiracial (11.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
