Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Riverside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ypsilanti
Tract 26161411000 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,297 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
In Riverside in Ypsilanti, census tract 26161411000 scores 7.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 98% of US census tracts.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,162 a month while the average household earns $41,190 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. Renters make up 90% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units1,320
Renter share89.6%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate34.3%
Median income$41,190
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ypsilanti and the region
Centroid at 42.2494, -83.6176 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverside scores 6.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
34.3% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$1,162 rent vs county FMR
2.2
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 Riverside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%Housing & transportation
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)
- 264Total filings over 1 yrs
- 20.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.9%Peak (2014)
- 264Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Riverside. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 13.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.9%Food insecurity
- 17.3%SNAP enrollment
- 11.9%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 22.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverside
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 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 264 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 20.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.9% of renter households in 2014.
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 26161411000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161411000?
Census tract 26161411000 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 26161411000?
Median gross rent is $1,162/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161411000?
34.3% of residents in tract 26161411000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,297.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161411000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 2th, minority 32th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 26161411000 considered part of Riverside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161411000 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161411000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 264 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161411000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.94% of renter households, peaking at 20.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161411000 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.5% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161411000 compare to Ypsilanti overall?
Tract 26161411000 scores 6.3/10, 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.
Tract · MI
Riverside
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Parkridge Southside
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Riverside
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Miles/Garland
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Historic Southside
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
College Heights
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Willow Village
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
West Willow
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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