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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Flat Rock Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163599100 · Wayne County, MI · pop 5,156

Census tract 26163599100 sits in Flat Rock, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $835 monthly, set against $86,111 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 10% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,814
Renter share18.7%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$86,111

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Flat Rock
Very Low
Within county
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#518 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Very Low
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#1,919 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Flat Rock and the region

Centroid at 42.0865, -83.2674 · click any tract to drill in

Why Flat Rock scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Flat Rock
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$835 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Flat Rock
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Flat Rock
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Flat Rock
5.0

How Flat Rock compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Flat Rock risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 599100Flat Rock: 3.33.3Flat Rockparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 21

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Flat Rock

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Flat Rock, 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 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163599100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163599100?

Census tract 26163599100 in Flat Rock scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163599100?

Median gross rent is $835/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163599100?

10.7% of residents in tract 26163599100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,156.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163599100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 13th, minority 37th, housing 22th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26163599100 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26163599100 compare to Flat Rock overall?

Tract 26163599100 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Flat Rock at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Flat Rock; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Flat Rock

Top eight tracts in Flat Rock ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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