3 census tracts · pop 5,171 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.3–6
Gratiot-Findlay spans 3 census tracts of Detroit, MI, population 5,171. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, 59% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
SNAP participation is 46.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 43.3% of adults, 25.5 points above the national rate.
The severe-burden share is 30%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $757 a month, rents sit 30% under what the rest of Detroit commands.
The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
On the high side is economic stress at 7.6/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10.
Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #84 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Virginia Park and Mapleridge score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 3 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Gratiot-Findlay 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 & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gratiot-Findlay
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.4%Housing insecurity
28.2%Utility shutoff threat
45.1%Food insecurity
49.0%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
42.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gratiot-Findlay
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gratiot-Findlay?
Gratiot-Findlay scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 Gratiot-Findlay compare to Detroit overall?
Gratiot-Findlay scores 1.2 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $757 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gratiot-Findlay?
Average gross rent in Gratiot-Findlay is $757/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gratiot-Findlay residents are renters?
49% of Gratiot-Findlay households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 5,171 residents.
Q5
Is Gratiot-Findlay a high social-vulnerability area?
Gratiot-Findlay sits in the 89th 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 Gratiot-Findlay have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gratiot-Findlay is census tract 26163503900 (score 6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 6, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Gratiot-Findlay for landlords?
Gratiot-Findlay carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Gratiot-Findlay?
Gratiot-Findlay has 5,002 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (94.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.8%), Other / Multiracial (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
