Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally

Grosse Pointe Farms Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163550600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,743

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26163550600 (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan) comes in at $1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #21,270 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 88% of renter households, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,728 a month while the average household earns $202,240 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 3% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 0% Owners 98%

Tract context

Occupied units1,245

Renter share2.7%

SVI overall0.03

Poverty rate3.2%

Median income$202,240

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Grosse Pointe Farms and the region

Centroid at 42.3948, -82.8905 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grosse Pointe Farms scores 1.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Grosse Pointe Farms

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

3.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,728 rent vs county FMR

7.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Grosse Pointe Farms

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Grosse Pointe Farms

2.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Grosse Pointe Farms

4.1

How Grosse Pointe Farms compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

2%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
7%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

84%Grade A
0%Grade B
9%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

4.6%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
4.8%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
3.4%Transit barriers
2.6%No health insurance
12.7%Frequent mental distress
21.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Grosse Pointe Farms

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Grosse Pointe Farms, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 4.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163550600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163550600?

Census tract 26163550600 in Grosse Pointe Farms scores 1.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163550600?

Median gross rent is $1,728/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 88% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163550600?

3.2% of residents in tract 26163550600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,743.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163550600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 24th, minority 14th, housing 7th.

What share of households in tract 26163550600 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163550600 compare to Grosse Pointe Farms overall?

Tract 26163550600 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Grosse Pointe Farms at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grosse Pointe Farms; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163550600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Grosse Pointe Farms

Top eight tracts in Grosse Pointe Farms ranked by composite eviction-risk score.