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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Greenfield Park Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 2,323 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10 · range 5.6–7.6

Greenfield Park spans 2 census tracts of Detroit, MI and houses 2,323 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.3/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 27.7% 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.

Food insecurity affects 44.1% of adults, 26.3 points above the national rate. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Set annual rent against average household income of $33,119 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Detroit rate of 35.9%. The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.6 to 7.6, a 2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.

What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 7.7/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.

That places it #3 of 130 neighborhoods in Detroit. The closest comparables inside the same city are Dexter-Linwood and Chandler Park.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Greenfield Park vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
46.4% +29%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$1,034 -4%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$33,119 -16%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
34.5% +9%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
41.9% -16%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenfield Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.6–7.6

Why Greenfield Park scores 6.3

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 7.2–7.5 across tracts
7.4
Rent control risk
46% of income on rent · Range 2.0–9.0 across tracts
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.4–6.0 across tracts
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
42% renter households · Range 6.5–9.4 across tracts
7.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–9.3 across tracts
7.2
Economic stress
34.5% below poverty line · Range 6.4–10.0 across tracts
7.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.3–3.2 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Greenfield Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Greenfield Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.3Greenfield ParkNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Greenfield Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163553000 7.6 860 53% $867
26163509000 5.6 1,463 43% $1,132
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 84

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

Socioeconomic status 88%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 66%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Greenfield Park

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

Frequently asked

About Greenfield Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Greenfield Park?

Greenfield Park scores 6.3/10 (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 Greenfield Park compare to Detroit overall?

Greenfield Park scores 1.7 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,034 vs $1,074.
Q3

What is the average rent in Greenfield Park?

Average gross rent in Greenfield Park is $1,034/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Greenfield Park residents are renters?

42% of Greenfield Park households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 2,323 residents.
Q5

Is Greenfield Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Greenfield Park sits in the 84th 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 Greenfield Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenfield Park is census tract 26163553000 (score 7.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 7.6, a spread of 2 points.
Q7

How safe is Greenfield Park for landlords?

Greenfield Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 Greenfield Park?

Greenfield Park has 2,477 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.5%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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