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Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Germantown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ann Arbor

Tract 26161400600 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 4,592 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 6.3/10, tract 26161400600 in the Germantown neighborhood of Ann Arbor ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,592 residents. On the national scale it ranks #14,526 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,616 monthly, set against $91,354 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 33% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,197
Renter share61.9%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$91,354

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Germantown
Very Low
Within parent city
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 41 tracts In Ann Arbor
Elevated
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#34 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
Elevated
Within state
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#866 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region

Centroid at 42.2715, -83.7525 · click any tract to drill in

Why Germantown scores 4.5

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
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,616 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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: 4.54.5This tracttract 400600Ann Arbor: 3.63.6Ann Arborparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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)

  • 14Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.1%Peak (2014)
  • 14Filings 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

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Ann Arbor eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 26161400600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161400600?

Census tract 26161400600 in the Germantown neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26161400600?

Median gross rent is $1,616/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26161400600?

15.4% of residents in tract 26161400600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,592.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26161400600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 2th, minority 21th, housing 46th.
Q5

Is tract 26161400600 considered part of Germantown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161400600 fall within Germantown (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161400600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161400600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.09% of renter households, peaking at 1.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26161400600 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.4% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26161400600 compare to Ann Arbor overall?

Tract 26161400600 scores 4.5/10, 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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