Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Boynton Eviction Risk: Moderate , River Rouge
Tract 26163579600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,270 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Here is how census tract 26163579600, in the Boynton neighborhood of River Rouge, looks to a landlord: a 6.4/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,270. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $895 a month while the average household earns $58,000 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,178
Renter share28.9%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate14.6%
Median income$58,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across River Rouge and the region
Centroid at 42.2567, -83.1516 · click any tract to drill in
Why Boynton scores 4.3
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
14.6% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$895 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
- 2%Grade C
- 98%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.
- 25.4%Housing insecurity
- 18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.1%Food insecurity
- 30.5%SNAP enrollment
- 15.3%Transit barriers
- 8.8%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 35.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Boynton
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 River Rouge, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 98% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26163579600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163579600?
Census tract 26163579600 in the Boynton neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 26163579600?
Median gross rent is $895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163579600?
14.6% of residents in tract 26163579600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,270.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163579600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 97th, minority 99th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 26163579600 considered part of Boynton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163579600 fall within Boynton (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163579600 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.4% 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. 18.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163579600 compare to River Rouge overall?
Tract 26163579600 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of River Rouge at 3.7/10. 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 26163579600 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 98% 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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