Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Regent Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Eastpointe

Tract 26099258700 · Macomb County, MI · pop 3,020 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 26099258700 runs through Regent Park in Eastpointe. With 3,020 residents, it scores 6.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,296 a month while the average household earns $57,188 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 23% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units937

Renter share36.0%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate15.9%

Median income$57,188

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Eastpointe and the region

Centroid at 42.4608, -82.9538 · click any tract to drill in

Why Regent Park scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Eastpointe

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.6

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

15.9% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$1,296 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Eastpointe

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Eastpointe

6.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Eastpointe

7.1

How Regent Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

80%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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
0%Grade C
99%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 Regent Park. 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.

24.0%Housing insecurity
18.7%Utility-shutoff threat
30.1%Food insecurity
31.0%SNAP enrollment
15.3%Transit barriers
8.8%No health insurance
21.7%Frequent mental distress
36.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Regent Park

The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 7.1/10. 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 Eastpointe eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Macomb County average of 5.5 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 99% 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 26099258700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26099258700?

Census tract 26099258700 in the Regent Park neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26099258700?

Median gross rent is $1,296/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26099258700?

15.9% of residents in tract 26099258700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,020.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26099258700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 91th, minority 80th, housing 27th.

Is tract 26099258700 considered part of Regent Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26099258700 fall within Regent Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26099258700 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.0% 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.

How does tract 26099258700 compare to Eastpointe overall?

Tract 26099258700 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Eastpointe at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eastpointe eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26099258700 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. 99% 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 Eastpointe

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