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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Medical Center Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 2,580 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

Medical Center maps to a single census tract in Detroit, MI, population 2,580. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. 59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Detroit rate of 35.9%.

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 53%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Food insecurity affects 44.6% of adults, 26.8 points above the national rate. 26.3% 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. This is a renter market: 93% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Annualized rent equals 42% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. At $712 a month, rents sit 34% under what the rest of Detroit commands.

Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1/10. 22% 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. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Medical Center vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
59.1% +65%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$712 -34%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$20,231 -49%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
52.6% +67%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
92.9% +87%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Medical Center and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6–6

Why Medical Center 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
59% 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
93% 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
52.6% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Medical Center vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Medical Center score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0Medical CenterNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Medical Center

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163517500 6 2,580 59% $712
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 91

Pop-weighted across 1 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 70%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Medical Center

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

Frequently asked

About Medical Center

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Medical Center?

Medical Center scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Medical Center compare to Detroit overall?

Medical Center scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $712 vs $1,074.
Q3

What is the average rent in Medical Center?

Average gross rent in Medical Center is $712/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Medical Center residents are renters?

93% of Medical Center households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 2,580 residents.
Q5

Is Medical Center a high social-vulnerability area?

Medical Center sits in the 91st 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

How safe is Medical Center for landlords?

Medical Center carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Medical Center?

Medical Center has 2,783 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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