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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Greenfield Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 6,007 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

Greenfield spans 2 census tracts of Detroit, MI, population 6,007. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. 40% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Against a Detroit baseline of 35.9%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. SNAP participation is 54.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.6/10. The poverty rate is 40%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Disability prevalence reaches 44.3% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

Average gross rent is $1,213, 13% above the Detroit average of $1,074. Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Pembroke and Chandler Park.

Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.

46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. 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
Greenfield vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
61.7% +72%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$1,213 +13%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$35,948 -9%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
39.5% +25%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
46.1% -7%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenfield and the region

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

Why Greenfield 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
62% 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
46% 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
39.5% below poverty line · Range 9.1–10.0 across tracts
9.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–4.4 across tracts
3.8
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Greenfield score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0GreenfieldNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Greenfield

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163540100 6 3,223 60% $1,299
26163540200 6 2,784 64% $1,114
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 73

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

Socioeconomic status 84%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 78%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 20%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Greenfield

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

Frequently asked

About Greenfield

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Greenfield?

Greenfield 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 Greenfield compare to Detroit overall?

Greenfield scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,213 vs $1,074.
Q3

What is the average rent in Greenfield?

Average gross rent in Greenfield is $1,213/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Greenfield residents are renters?

46% of Greenfield households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 6,007 residents.
Q5

Is Greenfield a high social-vulnerability area?

Greenfield sits in the 73rd 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 Greenfield have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Greenfield is census tract 26163540100 (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 Greenfield for landlords?

Greenfield 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 Greenfield?

Greenfield has 6,816 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (93.1%), Hispanic / Latino (3.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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