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

Garden City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163569600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,542

Here is how census tract 26163569600, in Garden City eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,542. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.

67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,642 a month while the average household earns $79,850 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units1,449

Renter share5.0%

SVI overall0.17

Poverty rate9.0%

Median income$79,850

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Garden City and the region

Centroid at 42.3141, -83.3620 · click any tract to drill in

Why Garden City scores 2.9

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

9.0% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,642 rent vs county FMR

6.9

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: 17

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

46%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
17%Racial/ethnic minority
14%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
96%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.

12.1%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
13.4%SNAP enrollment
8.2%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
31.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Garden City

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.9/10. 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 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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.

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 26163569600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163569600?

Census tract 26163569600 in Garden City 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26163569600?

Median gross rent is $1,642/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163569600?

9.0% of residents in tract 26163569600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,542.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163569600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 10th, minority 17th, housing 14th.

What share of households in tract 26163569600 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.1% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163569600 compare to Garden City overall?

Tract 26163569600 scores 2.9/10, right in line with 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 26163569600 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.