Within parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Livonia Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26163558500 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,725
For landlords sizing up Livonia in Wayne County, census tract 26163558500 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 53% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $892 a month while the average household earns $95,299 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,422
Renter share7.4%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$95,299
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Livonia and the region
Centroid at 42.3591, -83.3962 · click any tract to drill in
Why Livonia scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$892 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.4%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 4.8%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Livonia
The score leans hardest on 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 15th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% 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 26163558500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163558500?
Census tract 26163558500 in Livonia scores 2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163558500?
Median gross rent is $892/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163558500?
2.1% of residents in tract 26163558500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,725.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163558500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 29th, minority 16th, housing 43th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163558500 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26163558500 compare to Livonia overall?
Tract 26163558500 scores 2/10, lower than 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.
Tract · MI
26163983400
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
26163983301
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163983302
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163556300
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163558301
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163556100
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163556200
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163556500
2.9
/ 10 · Low
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