3 census tracts · pop 6,737 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 4–6
Oakwood Heights is a 3-tract neighborhood of Dearborn, MI and houses 6,737 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Dearborn baseline of 38.3%, 81% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Set annual rent against average household income of $42,079 and the ratio lands at 43%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is housing-court posture at 9.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4 to 6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,517, 14% above the Dearborn average of $1,327. SNAP participation is 24.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The voucher gap is 11.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Food insecurity affects 25.8% of adults, 8.0 points above the national rate.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Oakwood Heights vs DearbornHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oakwood Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.8%Housing insecurity
18.3%Utility shutoff threat
34.2%Food insecurity
35.9%SNAP enrollment
14.4%No health insurance
42.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oakwood Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oakwood Heights?
Oakwood Heights scores 6/10 (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 Oakwood Heights compare to Dearborn overall?
Oakwood Heights scores 1.6 points higher than Dearborn overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 81% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,517 vs $1,327.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oakwood Heights?
Average gross rent in Oakwood Heights is $1,517/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oakwood Heights residents are renters?
30% of Oakwood Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Dearborn). The neighborhood has 6,737 residents.
Q5
Is Oakwood Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Oakwood Heights 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
Which tracts in Oakwood Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oakwood Heights is census tract 26163578500 (score 6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 6, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Oakwood Heights for landlords?
Oakwood Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Dearborn as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oakwood Heights?
Oakwood Heights has 6,940 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63%), Hispanic / Latino (22.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
