4 census tracts · pop 9,219 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 6–7.6
Arden Park takes in 4 census tracts of Highland Park, MI and houses 9,219 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. 49% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Highland Park rate of 33.7%.
38% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. SNAP participation is 38.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.8/10. Average gross rent is $896, 30% above the Highland Park average of $688.
Food insecurity affects 36.3% of adults, 18.5 points above the national rate. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 6 to 7.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.7/10.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $40,797.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Arden Park vs Highland ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Arden Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.6%Housing insecurity
19.9%Utility shutoff threat
34.9%Food insecurity
36.7%SNAP enrollment
10.4%No health insurance
39.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Arden Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Arden Park?
Arden Park scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Arden Park compare to Highland Park overall?
Arden Park scores 0.2 points higher than Highland Park overall (6.2/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $896 vs $688.
Q3
What is the average rent in Arden Park?
Average gross rent in Arden Park is $896/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Arden Park residents are renters?
40% of Arden Park households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Highland Park). The neighborhood has 9,219 residents.
Q5
Is Arden Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Arden Park sits in the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Arden Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Arden Park is census tract 26163553800 (score 7.6/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6 to 7.6, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Arden Park for landlords?
Arden Park carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Highland Park as a whole (6.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Arden Park?
Arden Park has 8,968 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (41.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (40.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
