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Neighborhood · Detroit, MI

Virginia Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

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 Detroit How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.1% +62%
Detroit: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$828 -23%
Detroit: $1,074
Average HH income
$38,831 -2%
Detroit: $39,575
Poverty rate
25.5% -19%
Detroit: 31.5%
Renter share
58.8% +18%
Detroit: 49.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Virginia Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.5–5.9

Why Virginia Park scores 5.8

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
58% 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
59% 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
25.5% below poverty line · Range 6.2–7.0 across tracts
6.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.8 across tracts
1.4
Risk score comparison

Virginia Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Virginia Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.8Virginia ParkNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Virginia Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26163533100 5.9 1,595 58% $760
26163532700 5.5 437 58% $1,078
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 89

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

Socioeconomic status 89%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 78%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 71%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.

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.
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