Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Romulus Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26163586201 · Wayne County, MI · pop 7,984
Tract 26163586201, home to 7,984 residents in Romulus, scores 5.8/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,526 monthly, set against $89,125 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,363
Renter share25.9%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate9.3%
Median income$89,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Romulus and the region
Centroid at 42.2079, -83.3224 · click any tract to drill in
Why Romulus scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Romulus
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
9.3% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,526 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Romulus
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Romulus
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Romulus
5.2
How Romulus compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 37%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.
- 18.4%Housing insecurity
- 12.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.4%Food insecurity
- 19.1%SNAP enrollment
- 11.1%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Romulus
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.4/10. 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 Romulus 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 White and Black and ranks around the 58th 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 18.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.7% 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 26163586201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163586201?
Census tract 26163586201 in Romulus scores 2.7/10 (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 26163586201?
Median gross rent is $1,526/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163586201?
9.3% of residents in tract 26163586201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,984.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163586201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 84th, minority 72th, housing 37th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163586201 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.4% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26163586201 compare to Romulus overall?
Tract 26163586201 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Romulus at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Romulus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Romulus
Top eight tracts in Romulus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MI
26163585500
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163585700
3.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163985400
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163585600
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163585900
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163986300
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163585800
2.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26163586300
2.7
/ 10 · Low
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