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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

State Fair Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 2,599 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10 · range 6–6

State Fair is a 2-tract neighborhood of Detroit, MI, population 2,599. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 35.9% citywide, putting State Fair 14.9% over its own city.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. 35% 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.

The poverty rate is 61%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Food insecurity affects 59.6% of adults, 41.8 points above the national rate. Annualized rent equals 43% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

At $763 a month, rents sit 29% under what the rest of Detroit commands. Disability prevalence reaches 51.0% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.2/10.

That places it #3 of 130 neighborhoods in Detroit. For a like-for-like read, Chandler Park and Michigan-Martin score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

With little internal variation, 6/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
State Fair vs Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.8% +42%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$763 -29%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$21,422 -46%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
60.8% +93%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
62.7% +26%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across State Fair and the region

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

Why State Fair 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
51% 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
63% 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
60.8% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–3.2 across tracts
2.2
Risk score comparison

State Fair vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

State Fair score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.0State FairNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in State Fair

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163508100 6 1,456 50% $1,128
26163508000 6 1,143 52% $299
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

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

Socioeconomic status 97%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 93%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in State Fair

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

Frequently asked

About State Fair

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for State Fair?

State Fair 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 State Fair compare to Detroit overall?

State Fair scores 1.4 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $763 vs $1,074.
Q3

What is the average rent in State Fair?

Average gross rent in State Fair is $763/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of State Fair residents are renters?

63% of State Fair households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 2,599 residents.
Q5

Is State Fair a high social-vulnerability area?

State Fair sits in the 92nd 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 State Fair have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in State Fair is census tract 26163508100 (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 State Fair for landlords?

State Fair 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 State Fair?

State Fair has 2,477 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (11%), Other / Multiracial (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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