Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Romulus Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163985400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 15

For landlords sizing up Romulus, census tract 26163985400 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 0% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 60% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 0% Owners 100%

Tract context

Occupied units4

SVI overall0.00

Poverty rate0.0%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Romulus and the region

Centroid at 42.2135, -83.3561 · click any tract to drill in

Why Romulus scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

0.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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: 0

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

0%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
0%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Romulus

The score leans hardest on 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 Asian and ranks around the 0th 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 26163985400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163985400?

Census tract 26163985400 in Romulus scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163985400?

0.0% of residents in tract 26163985400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 15.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163985400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 0th, minority 63th, housing 0th.

How does tract 26163985400 compare to Romulus overall?

Tract 26163985400 scores 3.7/10, higher 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.