Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Livonia Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163558301 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,606

Census tract 26163558301 covers Livonia in Wayne County, home to 1,606 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 53rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $804 a month against an average household income of $65,956 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 24% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units715

Renter share33.4%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate8.3%

Median income$65,956

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Livonia and the region

Centroid at 42.3763, -83.3634 · click any tract to drill in

Why Livonia scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Livonia

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

8.3% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$804 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Livonia

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Livonia

3.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Livonia

4.2

How Livonia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

49%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
28%Racial/ethnic minority
48%Housing & transportation

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.

10.0%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
5.5%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
29.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Livonia

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 5.4/10. 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 Livonia 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 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163558301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163558301?

Census tract 26163558301 in Livonia scores 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 26163558301?

Median gross rent is $804/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163558301?

8.3% of residents in tract 26163558301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,606.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163558301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 46th, minority 28th, housing 48th.

What share of households in tract 26163558301 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163558301 compare to Livonia overall?

Tract 26163558301 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Livonia at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Livonia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Livonia

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