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Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Von Steuben Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163503600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,420 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

26163503600 is a census tract in the Von Steuben area of Detroit, MI. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,420 residents. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 36% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units663
Renter share68.0%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate40.4%
Median income$35,518

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Von Steuben
Very Low
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#91 of 274 tracts In Detroit
Elevated
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#191 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Elevated
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#141 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4250, -82.9968 · click any tract to drill in

Why Von Steuben scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Detroit
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
40.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,049 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Detroit
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Detroit
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Detroit
6.0

How Von Steuben compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Von Steuben risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.0This tracttract 5036004.6Detroitparent city4.6Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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

Within Von Steuben. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Von Steuben

SNAP participation runs 51.7% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 46.8% against 17.8% nationally. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9.7/10.

The poverty rate is 40%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. The severe-burden share is 25%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income of $35,518, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163503600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163503600?

Census tract 26163503600 in the Von Steuben neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163503600?

Median gross rent is $1,049/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163503600?

40.4% of residents in tract 26163503600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,420.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163503600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 17th, minority 97th, housing 59th.
Q5

Is tract 26163503600 considered part of Von Steuben?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163503600 fall within Von Steuben (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163503600 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.3% 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. 30.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163503600 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163503600 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Detroit at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Detroit eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 26163503600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.
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