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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Barton-McFarland Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 7,676 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5.2–6

Barton-McFarland takes in 4 census tracts of Detroit, MI, population 7,676. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 43%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

58% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Detroit rate of 35.9%. SNAP participation is 55.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

Disability prevalence reaches 46.2% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Running hot is economic stress at 7.4/10.

Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #85 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Brightmoor and McDougall-Hunt. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,132, close to the Detroit average.

With little internal variation, 5.7/10 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
5.7
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Barton-McFarland vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.4% +63%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$1,132 +5%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$33,659 -15%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
30.7% -3%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
43.2% -13%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Barton-McFarland and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.2–6

Why Barton-McFarland scores 5.7

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 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
58% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
43% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
30.7% below poverty line · Range 4.4–10.0 across tracts
7.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.0–5.4 across tracts
3.2
Risk score comparison

Barton-McFarland vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Barton-McFarland score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.7Barton-McFarlandNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Barton-McFarland?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.8 points from 5.2 to 6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Barton-McFarland

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163534800 6 1,961 58% $969
26163534400 6 1,677 54% $995
26163535700 6 1,344 55% $1,438
26163534700 5.2 2,694 63% $1,184
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 85

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 91%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 90%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Barton-McFarland

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

Frequently asked

About Barton-McFarland

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Barton-McFarland?

Barton-McFarland scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Barton-McFarland compare to Detroit overall?

Barton-McFarland scores 1.1 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,132 vs $1,074.
Q3

What is the average rent in Barton-McFarland?

Average gross rent in Barton-McFarland is $1,132/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Barton-McFarland residents are renters?

43% of Barton-McFarland households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 7,676 residents.
Q5

Is Barton-McFarland a high social-vulnerability area?

Barton-McFarland sits in the 85th 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 Barton-McFarland have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Barton-McFarland is census tract 26163534800 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 6, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Barton-McFarland for landlords?

Barton-McFarland carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Detroit as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Barton-McFarland?

Barton-McFarland has 8,108 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (77%), Other / Multiracial (10.7%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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