Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Southwestern Outer Drive Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dearborn

Tract 26163572800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 5,601 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 26163572800 runs through Southwestern Outer Drive in Dearborn. With 5,601 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,349 a month while the average household earns $61,364 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 21% Owners 69%

Tract context

Occupied units2,100

Renter share31.3%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate19.1%

Median income$61,364

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dearborn and the region

Centroid at 42.2760, -83.2412 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southwestern Outer Drive scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Dearborn

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

19.1% poverty · this tract

4.8

Supply constraint

$1,349 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Dearborn

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Dearborn

6.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Dearborn

7.4

How Southwestern Outer Drive compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

75%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
21%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Southwestern Outer Drive. 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.

16.3%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
21.6%Food insecurity
20.6%SNAP enrollment
11.2%Transit barriers
9.1%No health insurance
21.9%Frequent mental distress
35.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southwestern Outer Drive

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 7.4/10. 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 Dearborn eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Wayne County average of 6.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 26163572800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163572800?

Census tract 26163572800 in the Southwestern Outer Drive neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163572800?

Median gross rent is $1,349/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163572800?

19.1% of residents in tract 26163572800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,601.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163572800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 90th, minority 37th, housing 21th.

Is tract 26163572800 considered part of Southwestern Outer Drive?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163572800 fall within Southwestern Outer Drive (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163572800 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.3% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163572800 compare to Dearborn overall?

Tract 26163572800 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Dearborn at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dearborn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163572800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

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Top eight tracts in Dearborn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.