Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Dicken Eviction Risk: Lower , Ann Arbor
Tract 26161404300 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,783 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26161404300 (the Dicken area of Ann Arbor, Michigan) comes in at 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,898 a month while the average household earns $131,563 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,214
Renter share6.8%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$131,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region
Centroid at 42.2611, -83.7661 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dicken scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,898 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 Dicken compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 6
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 31%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%Housing & transportation
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)
- 28Total filings over 1 yrs
- 35.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 35.4%Peak (2014)
- 28Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Dicken. 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.
- 5.0%Housing insecurity
- 3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.6%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 3.5%No health insurance
- 12.1%Frequent mental distress
- 20.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dicken
What moves this score most is supply constraint 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 28 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 35.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 35.4% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161404300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161404300?
Census tract 26161404300 in the Dicken neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26161404300?
Median gross rent is $2,898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161404300?
5.6% of residents in tract 26161404300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,783.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161404300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 22th, minority 31th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 26161404300 considered part of Dicken?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161404300 fall within Dicken (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161404300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 28 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161404300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 35.44% of renter households, peaking at 35.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161404300 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.0% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161404300 compare to Ann Arbor overall?
Tract 26161404300 scores 3.1/10, lower 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Ann Arbor
Top eight tracts in Ann Arbor ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.9
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
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