Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Dicken Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ann Arbor
Tract 26161404400 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,184 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 26161404400 sits in the Dicken area of Ann Arbor eviction risk, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units913
Renter share25.4%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$141,023
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region
Centroid at 42.2545, -83.7646 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dicken scores 4.4
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
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,932 rent vs county FMR
7.0
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: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 5Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2014)
- 5Filings 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.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.3%Food insecurity
- 4.9%SNAP enrollment
- 4.1%Transit barriers
- 3.9%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 20.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dicken
Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. The severe-burden share is 19%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
The voucher gap is 20.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. SNAP participation runs 4.9% against 15.2% nationally. Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10.
Against Washtenaw County at 46.5%, 41% of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $1,932, 17% above the Ann Arbor average.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 5 filings here across 1 tracked years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.9% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2014, when 2.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 2.0% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 49th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 2.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161404400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161404400?
Census tract 26161404400 in the Dicken neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 26161404400?
Median gross rent is $1,932/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161404400?
3.9% of residents in tract 26161404400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,184.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161404400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 34th, minority 47th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 26161404400 considered part of Dicken?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161404400 fall within Dicken (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161404400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161404400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.95% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161404400 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161404400 compare to Ann Arbor overall?
Tract 26161404400 scores 4.4/10, 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.
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