1 census tracts · pop 3,056 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Denby is a one-tract neighborhood of Detroit, MI and houses 3,056 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 43.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. Food insecurity affects 57.9% of adults, 40.1 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 41%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Annualized rent equals 44% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Average gross rent is $1,254, 17% above the Detroit average of $1,074.
That places it #3 of 130 neighborhoods in Detroit. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Denby vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority100%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport95%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Denby
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
43.3%Housing insecurity
38.1%Utility shutoff threat
57.9%Food insecurity
65.6%SNAP enrollment
13.6%No health insurance
47.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Denby
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Denby?
Denby scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Denby compare to Detroit overall?
Denby scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,254 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Denby?
Average gross rent in Denby is $1,254/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Denby residents are renters?
49% of Denby households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 3,056 residents.
Q5
Is Denby a high social-vulnerability area?
Denby sits in the 94th 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
How safe is Denby for landlords?
Denby carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Denby?
Denby has 2,933 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (98.7%), Other / Multiracial (1.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (0.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
