Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Garden City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163569400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,912

How risky is Garden City in Wayne County for landlords? Census tract 26163569400 scores $1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #21,284 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $937 monthly, set against $56,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 14% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,268

Renter share26.3%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate20.2%

Median income$56,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Garden City and the region

Centroid at 42.3322, -83.3579 · click any tract to drill in

Why Garden City scores 4.1

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

20.2% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$937 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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: 33

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

46%Socioeconomic
28%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
33%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
100%Grade C
0%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.

13.7%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.3%Food insecurity
16.4%SNAP enrollment
9.4%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
20.6%Frequent mental distress
32.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Garden City

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 5.1/10. 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163569400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163569400?

Census tract 26163569400 in Garden City scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163569400?

Median gross rent is $937/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163569400?

20.2% of residents in tract 26163569400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,912.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163569400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 28th, minority 25th, housing 33th.

What share of households in tract 26163569400 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.7% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163569400 compare to Garden City overall?

Tract 26163569400 scores 4.1/10, 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 26163569400 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Garden City

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