Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Garden City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163569300 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,513

Census tract 26163569300 runs through Garden City in Wayne County. With 3,513 residents, it scores 5.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 57% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $870 monthly, set against $62,785 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 15% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,471

Renter share25.6%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate11.1%

Median income$62,785

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Garden City and the region

Centroid at 42.3316, -83.3398 · click any tract to drill in

Why Garden City scores 3.3

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

11.1% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$870 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

58%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
75%Grade C
1%Grade D · redlined

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.

12.7%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
15.9%Food insecurity
14.5%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
19.8%Frequent mental distress
32.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Garden City

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 3.5/10. 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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163569300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163569300?

Census tract 26163569300 in Garden City scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163569300?

Median gross rent is $870/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163569300?

11.1% of residents in tract 26163569300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,513.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163569300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 31th, minority 17th, housing 35th.

What share of households in tract 26163569300 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163569300 compare to Garden City overall?

Tract 26163569300 scores 3.3/10, 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.

Was tract 26163569300 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. 1% 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.