4 census tracts · pop 11,659 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.4–6
Five Points is a 4-tract neighborhood of Detroit, MI, population 11,659. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
SNAP participation is 37.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 21.8% 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.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4.4 to 6, a 1.6-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.8/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #108 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Westwood Park and South of Six. Average gross rent runs $1,074, close to the Detroit average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $45,506. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.6 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Five Points vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Five Points
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.7%Housing insecurity
21.0%Utility shutoff threat
33.4%Food insecurity
35.8%SNAP enrollment
9.2%No health insurance
37.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Five Points
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Five Points?
Five Points scores 5.1/10 (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 Five Points compare to Detroit overall?
Five Points scores 0.5 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,074 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Five Points?
Average gross rent in Five Points is $1,074/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Five Points residents are renters?
43% of Five Points households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 11,659 residents.
Q5
Is Five Points a high social-vulnerability area?
Five Points sits in the 64th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Five Points have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Five Points is census tract 26163541700 (score 6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Five Points for landlords?
Five Points carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Five Points?
Five Points has 11,525 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (57.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.9%), Other / Multiracial (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
