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Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ann Arbor

Tract 26161403300 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,943 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 26161403300 covers part of the Lakewood area of Ann Arbor, MI, and scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,943. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.9/10.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 20% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,791
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$104,191

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Lakewood
Very High
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 41 tracts In Ann Arbor
Moderate
Within county
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
Elevated
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#665 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region

Centroid at 42.2843, -83.7894 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 5.3

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
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,872 rent vs county FMR
6.6
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 Lakewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lakewood risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 4033005.8Ann Arborparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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)

  • 29Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 5.04%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.0%Peak (2014)
  • 29Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lakewood. 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 Lakewood

17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. 39% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Washtenaw County average of 46.5%.

On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Food insecurity runs 6.8% against 17.8% nationally.

The voucher gap is 16.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Running hot, regional political climate reads 7.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 29 evictions over 1 years of observation.

Average gross rent is $1,872, 14% above the Ann Arbor average. Adults with no health insurance runs 3.9% against 11.3% nationally.

The worst year on record was 2014, when 5.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 5.0% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26161403300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161403300?

Census tract 26161403300 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 26161403300?

Median gross rent is $1,872/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26161403300?

10.7% of residents in tract 26161403300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,943.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26161403300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 46th, minority 39th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 26161403300 considered part of Lakewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161403300 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161403300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161403300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.04% of renter households, peaking at 5.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26161403300 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26161403300 compare to Ann Arbor overall?

Tract 26161403300 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of Ann Arbor at 5.8/10. 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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