2 census tracts · pop 2,032 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.5–5.9
Virginia Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Detroit, MI and houses 2,032 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 35.9% citywide, putting Virginia Park 22.2% over its own city.
Food insecurity affects 42.7% of adults, 24.9 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.4/10.
24% 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 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Average gross rent is $828, 23% below the Detroit average of $1,074. Among the 130 mapped neighborhoods of Detroit, it ranks #84 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Mapleridge and Evergreen Lahser 7/8. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $38,831.
With little internal variation, 5.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Virginia Park vs DetroitHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Virginia Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.5%Housing insecurity
29.2%Utility shutoff threat
46.2%Food insecurity
52.2%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
45.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Virginia Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Virginia Park?
Virginia Park scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 Virginia Park compare to Detroit overall?
Virginia Park scores 1.2 points higher than Detroit overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $828 vs $1,074.
Q3
What is the average rent in Virginia Park?
Average gross rent in Virginia eviction laws Park is $828/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Virginia Park residents are renters?
59% of Virginia Park households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Detroit). The neighborhood has 2,032 residents.
Q5
Is Virginia Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Virginia Park sits in the 89th 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 Virginia Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Virginia Park is census tract 26163533100 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 5.9, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Virginia Park for landlords?
Virginia eviction laws Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Virginia Park?
Virginia Park has 2,214 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (86.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (9%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.