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Arden Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Highland Park

Tract 26163553601 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,185 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 26163553601 belongs to the Arden Park neighborhood of Highland Park, Michigan. It is home to 2,185 residents and scores 7.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.

About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $921 monthly, set against $51,637 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 11% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units788

Renter share21.1%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate24.1%

Median income$51,637

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Highland Park and the region

Centroid at 42.3999, -83.0876 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arden Park scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Highland Park

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

24.1% poverty · this tract

6.0

Supply constraint

$921 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Highland Park

9.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Highland Park

9.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Highland Park

9.3

How Arden Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

78%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
91%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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

Within Arden Park. 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.

23.1%Housing insecurity
18.2%Utility-shutoff threat
28.8%Food insecurity
29.1%SNAP enrollment
14.6%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arden Park

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Highland Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wayne County average of 6.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.2% 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 26163553601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163553601?

Census tract 26163553601 in the Arden Park neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 26163553601?

Median gross rent is $921/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163553601?

24.1% of residents in tract 26163553601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,185.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163553601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 42th, minority 91th, housing 55th.

Is tract 26163553601 considered part of Arden Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163553601 fall within Arden Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163553601 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.1% 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. 18.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163553601 compare to Highland Park overall?

Tract 26163553601 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Highland Park at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163553601 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 Highland Park

Top eight tracts in Highland Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.