3 census tracts · pop 4,503 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Dexter-Fenkell spans 3 census tracts of Detroit, MI and houses 4,503 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 43%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
63% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Detroit rate of 35.9%. 32.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 37.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 43%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Annualized rent equals 42% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.1/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Dexter-Fenkell vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dexter-Fenkell
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
36.8%Housing insecurity
31.9%Utility shutoff threat
48.5%Food insecurity
54.2%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
44.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dexter-Fenkell
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dexter-Fenkell?
Dexter-Fenkell 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 Dexter-Fenkell compare to Detroit overall?
Dexter-Fenkell scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,017 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dexter-Fenkell?
Average gross rent in Dexter-Fenkell is $1,017/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dexter-Fenkell residents are renters?
54% of Dexter-Fenkell households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 4,503 residents.
Q5
Is Dexter-Fenkell a high social-vulnerability area?
Dexter-Fenkell sits in the 86th 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 Dexter-Fenkell have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dexter-Fenkell is census tract 26163531600 (score 6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Dexter-Fenkell for landlords?
Dexter-Fenkell 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 Detroit as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dexter-Fenkell?
Dexter-Fenkell has 4,184 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (94.5%), Other / Multiracial (2.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
