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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Eastern Market Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 1,926 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

Eastern Market is a one-tract neighborhood of Detroit, MI, population 1,926. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 58%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Food insecurity affects 53.8% of adults, 36.0 points above the national rate.

98% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Set annual rent against average household income of $25,202 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10.

The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Disability prevalence reaches 49.5% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

Average gross rent is $832, 23% below the Detroit average of $1,074. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. That places it #3 of 130 neighborhoods in Detroit.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Eastern Market vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.3% +48%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$832 -23%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$25,202 -36%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
57.6% +83%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
98.2% +98%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Eastern Market and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6–6

Why Eastern Market scores 6

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
53% 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
98% 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
57.6% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Eastern Market vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Eastern Market score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0Eastern MarketNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Eastern Market

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163518900 6 1,926 53% $832
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 94

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 94%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 95%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Eastern Market

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

Frequently asked

About Eastern Market

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Eastern Market?

Eastern Market 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 Eastern Market compare to Detroit overall?

Eastern Market scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $832 vs $1,074.
Q3

What is the average rent in Eastern Market?

Average gross rent in Eastern Market is $832/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Eastern Market residents are renters?

98% of Eastern Market households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 1,926 residents.
Q5

Is Eastern Market a high social-vulnerability area?

Eastern Market 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 Eastern Market for landlords?

Eastern Market 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 Eastern Market?

Eastern Market has 1,869 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (94.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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