Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Trenton Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163594300 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,969

Tract 26163594300 covers Trenton in Michigan. Home to 2,969 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #23,966 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $86,891 a year. About 1% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.2

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 1% Owners 98%

Tract context

Occupied units1,283

Renter share1.2%

SVI overall0.06

Poverty rate2.2%

Median income$86,891

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Trenton and the region

Centroid at 42.1372, -83.2056 · click any tract to drill in

Why Trenton scores 2.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Trenton

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

2.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Trenton

4.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Trenton

4.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Trenton

4.1

How Trenton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

18%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
19%Racial/ethnic minority
13%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
13%Grade B
4%Grade C
0%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

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.

8.2%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
4.9%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
27.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Trenton

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Trenton, 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163594300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163594300?

Census tract 26163594300 in Trenton scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163594300?

2.2% of residents in tract 26163594300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,969.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163594300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 6th, minority 19th, housing 13th.

What share of households in tract 26163594300 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163594300 compare to Trenton overall?

Tract 26163594300 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Trenton at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Trenton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163594300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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 Trenton

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