Within neighborhood
56
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Boynton Eviction Risk: Moderate , River Rouge
Tract 26163579501 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,788 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 26163579501 covers part of the Boynton area of Ecorse, MI, and scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,788. Severe burden reaches 41%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units649
Renter share45.1%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate35.9%
Median income$34,517
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across River Rouge and the region
Centroid at 42.2572, -83.1407 · click any tract to drill in
Why Boynton scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from River Rouge
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
35.9% poverty · this tract
9.0
Supply constraint
$847 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from River Rouge
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from River Rouge
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from River Rouge
7.2
How Boynton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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
- 76%Grade C
- 10%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 Boynton. 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.
- 35.3%Housing insecurity
- 28.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 51.2%Food insecurity
- 56.2%SNAP enrollment
- 26.2%Transit barriers
- 20.6%No health insurance
- 27.6%Frequent mental distress
- 51.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Boynton
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Housing insecurity runs 35.3% against 14.2% nationally.
On the high side, economic stress reads 9/10. The poverty rate is 36%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.1/10. It sits 1.1 points above the Wayne County average of 4.6. Adults with no health insurance runs 20.6% against 11.3% nationally.
This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Detroit. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. On the national scale it lands near the 74th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 8.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
43% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $847, close to the Ecorse average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163579501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163579501?
Census tract 26163579501 in the Boynton neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163579501?
Median gross rent is $847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163579501?
35.9% of residents in tract 26163579501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,788.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163579501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 81th, minority 82th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 26163579501 considered part of Boynton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163579501 fall within Boynton (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163579501 struggle to pay rent?
About 35.3% 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. 28.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163579501 compare to River Rouge overall?
Tract 26163579501 scores 5.7/10, right in line with the parent city of River Rouge at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from River Rouge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26163579501 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. 10% 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 River Rouge
Top eight tracts in River Rouge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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