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Census Tract · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Garden City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163569200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,605

For landlords sizing up Garden City in Wayne County, census tract 26163569200 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $709 monthly, set against $50,740 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 19% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,171
Renter share32.3%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate21.7%
Median income$50,740

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 9 tracts In Garden City
Very High
Within county
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#364 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Moderate
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#992 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
National
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#35,899 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Garden City and the region

Centroid at 42.3295, -83.3214 · click any tract to drill in

Why Garden City scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Garden City
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
21.7% poverty · this tract
5.4
Supply constraint
$709 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Garden City
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Garden City
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Garden City
3.4

How Garden City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Garden City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 569200Garden City: 2.92.9Garden Cityparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

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 Garden City

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.4/10. 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 Garden City eviction risk, 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 15.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163569200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163569200?

Census tract 26163569200 in Garden City scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 26163569200?

Median gross rent is $709/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163569200?

21.7% of residents in tract 26163569200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,605.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163569200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 26th, minority 25th, housing 94th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26163569200 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.1% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26163569200 compare to Garden City overall?

Tract 26163569200 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Garden City at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Garden City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q7

Was tract 26163569200 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. 2% 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 Garden City

Top eight tracts in Garden City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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