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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Farwell Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 4,098 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

Farwell spans 2 census tracts of Detroit, MI and houses 4,098 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Severe burden reaches 37%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. SNAP participation is 51.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 34.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The dominant input is economic stress at 8.5/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $46,643 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. At $1,317 a month, rents sit 23% over what the rest of Detroit commands.

Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. At 24% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Chandler Park and Michigan-Martin score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

With little internal variation, 6/10 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
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Farwell vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.3% +60%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$1,317 +23%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$46,643 +18%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
34.8% +10%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
24.1% -51%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Farwell and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 6–6

Why Farwell 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
57% 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
24% 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
34.8% below poverty line · Range 7.8–10.0 across tracts
8.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.3–4.7 across tracts
4.6
Risk score comparison

Farwell vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Farwell score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0FarwellNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Farwell

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163506600 6 2,849 57% $1,330
26163506700 6 1,249 58% $1,286
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 82

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 81%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 98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Farwell

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

Frequently asked

About Farwell

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Farwell?

Farwell scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Farwell compare to Detroit overall?

Farwell scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,317 vs $1,074.
Q3

What is the average rent in Farwell?

Average gross rent in Farwell is $1,317/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Farwell residents are renters?

24% of Farwell households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 4,098 residents.
Q5

Is Farwell a high social-vulnerability area?

Farwell sits in the 82nd 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 Farwell have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Farwell is census tract 26163506600 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 6, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Farwell for landlords?

Farwell carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Farwell?

Farwell has 3,814 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (94.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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