3 census tracts · pop 7,753 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3–5.6
Jefferson Chalmers spans 3 census tracts of Detroit, MI and houses 7,753 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, Lower tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Detroit rate of 35.9%. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
At $1,369 a month, rents sit 27% over what the rest of Detroit commands. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.9/10.
That places it #123 of 130 neighborhoods in Detroit. For a like-for-like read, Palmer Woods and West Side Industrial Park score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.6 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
3.7
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Jefferson Chalmers vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Jefferson Chalmers
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.0%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility shutoff threat
16.8%Food insecurity
16.0%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
28.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Jefferson Chalmers
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Jefferson Chalmers?
Jefferson Chalmers scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 Jefferson Chalmers compare to Detroit overall?
Jefferson Chalmers scores 0.9 points lower than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,369 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Jefferson Chalmers?
Average gross rent in Jefferson Chalmers is $1,369/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Jefferson Chalmers residents are renters?
34% of Jefferson Chalmers households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 7,753 residents.
Q5
Is Jefferson Chalmers a high social-vulnerability area?
Jefferson Chalmers sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Jefferson Chalmers have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Jefferson Chalmers is census tract 26163513200 (score 5.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.6, a spread of 2.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Jefferson Chalmers for landlords?
Jefferson Chalmers carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Jefferson Chalmers?
Jefferson Chalmers has 7,551 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (39.6%), Other / Multiracial (3.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
