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Germantown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ann Arbor

Tract 26161400500 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 7,871 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.1/10 for census tract 26161400500 reflects conditions in the Germantown neighborhood of Ann Arbor, Michigan. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

75% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,373 a month while the average household earns $33,972 a year, roughly 48% of income at the averages. Renters make up 95% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 72% Stable renters 24% Owners 4%
Tract context
Occupied units2,805
Renter share95.4%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate66.4%
Median income$33,972

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Germantown
Very High
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 41 tracts In Ann Arbor
Very High
Within county
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region

Centroid at 42.2708, -83.7420 · click any tract to drill in

Why Germantown scores 6.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ann Arbor
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
66.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,373 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ann Arbor
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ann Arbor
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ann Arbor
5.0

How Germantown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Germantown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.86.8This tracttract 400500Ann Arbor: 3.63.6Ann Arborparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 23Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.04%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.0%Peak (2014)
  • 23Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Germantown. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Germantown

What moves this score most is economic stress 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 Ann Arbor eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Washtenaw County average of 6.0 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th 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.

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 26161400500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161400500?

Census tract 26161400500 in the Germantown neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 26161400500?

Median gross rent is $1,373/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26161400500?

66.4% of residents in tract 26161400500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,871.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26161400500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 0th, minority 39th, housing 89th.
Q5

Is tract 26161400500 considered part of Germantown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161400500 fall within Germantown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161400500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161400500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.04% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26161400500 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.9% 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. 14.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26161400500 compare to Ann Arbor overall?

Tract 26161400500 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of Ann Arbor at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ann Arbor eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ann Arbor

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

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