3 census tracts · pop 7,077 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.4/10
· range 7.4–7.4
Riverside spans 3 census tracts of Ypsilanti, MI, population 7,077. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.4/10, Elevated tier. 39% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Annualized rent equals 58% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Ypsilanti rate of 33.4%. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.
This is a renter market: 96% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 39%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 9/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.1/10. Filings are well documented here: 827 across 2 observed tracts.
SNAP participation is 25.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 14.5% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 52.0% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,180, 9% above the Ypsilanti average of $1,080.
With little internal variation, 7.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Riverside vs YpsilantiHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverside
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
827Total filings (sum)
37.04%Avg annual filing rate
52.0%Peak year (2014)
37.04%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Riverside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.4%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility shutoff threat
25.5%Food insecurity
25.5%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riverside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverside?
Riverside scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Riverside compare to Ypsilanti overall?
Riverside scores 1.4 points higher than Ypsilanti overall (6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,180 vs $1,080.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverside?
Average gross rent in Riverside is $1,180/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverside residents are renters?
96% of Riverside households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Ypsilanti). The neighborhood has 7,077 residents.
Q5
Is Riverside a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverside sits in the 50th 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
Which tracts in Riverside have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Riverside is census tract 26161411200 (score 7.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.4 to 7.4, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Riverside for landlords?
Riverside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Riverside?
Riverside has 7,271 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.4%), Other / Multiracial (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
