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Neighborhood · Ypsilanti, MI

Willow Village Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 9,951 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10 · range 5.8–6.7

Willow Village takes in 2 census tracts of Ypsilanti, MI and houses 9,951 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, Elevated tier. At $1,565 a month, rents sit 45% over what the rest of Ypsilanti commands.

Cost burden runs 47% against 33.4% citywide, putting Willow Village 13.3% over its own city. Set annual rent against average household income of $58,093 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. 20% 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.

Filings are well documented here: 488 across 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 52.0% of renter households. That places it #8 of 10 neighborhoods in Ypsilanti. Judgments average 11.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

For a like-for-like read, West Willow and Gault Village score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

With little internal variation, 6.1/10 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
6.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Willow Village vs Ypsilanti How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
46.7% +40%
Ypsilanti: 33.4%
Average gross rent
$1,565 +45%
Ypsilanti: $1,080
Average HH income
$58,093 +32%
Ypsilanti: $44,141
Poverty rate
17.3% -32%
Ypsilanti: 25.5%
Renter share
30.7% -54%
Ypsilanti: 66.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Willow Village and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.8–6.7

Why Willow Village scores 6.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.3–7.6 across tracts
4.8
Rent control risk
47% of income on rent · Range 3.3–7.5 across tracts
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–5.0 across tracts
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
31% renter households · Range 4.0–9.8 across tracts
6.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–8.1 across tracts
6.1
Economic stress
17.3% below poverty line · Range 2.5–5.4 across tracts
4.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–5.8 across tracts
4.8
Risk score comparison

Willow Village vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Willow Village score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.1Willow VillageNeighborhood6.0Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Willow Village

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26161412100 6.7 3,568 38% $1,270
26161407400 5.8 6,383 52% $1,730
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 81%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Willow Village

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 488Total filings (sum)
  • 41.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 52.0%Peak year (2014)
  • 41.10%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Willow Village

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Willow Village

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Willow Village?

Willow Village scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Willow Village compare to Ypsilanti overall?

Willow Village scores 0.1 points higher than Ypsilanti overall (6/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,565 vs $1,080.
Q3

What is the average rent in Willow Village?

Average gross rent in Willow Village is $1,565/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Willow Village residents are renters?

31% of Willow Village households are renter-occupied (vs 67% in Ypsilanti). The neighborhood has 9,951 residents.
Q5

Is Willow Village a high social-vulnerability area?

Willow Village sits in the 76th 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

Which tracts in Willow Village have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Willow Village is census tract 26161412100 (score 6.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 6.7, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7

How safe is Willow Village for landlords?

Willow Village carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 Willow Village?

Willow Village has 10,075 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (38.2%), Hispanic / Latino (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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