Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally
College Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ypsilanti
Tract 26161410200 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,705 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 26161410200 covers part of the College Heights area of Ypsilanti, MI, and scores 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,705 residents. The severe-burden share is 40%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,245
Renter share58.8%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$53,906
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ypsilanti and the region
Centroid at 42.2555, -83.6453 · click any tract to drill in
Why College Heights scores 7.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ypsilanti
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,200 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ypsilanti
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ypsilanti
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ypsilanti
8.1
How College Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 62%Socioeconomic
- 5%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%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)
- 56Total filings over 1 yrs
- 9.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.3%Peak (2014)
- 56Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 23.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in College Heights
The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Against the Washtenaw County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.2 points. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.1/10. Against Washtenaw County at 46.5%, 51% of renters here are cost-burdened.
The filing record is not thin: 56 evictions over 1 years of observation. At $1,200 a month, rents run 11% over what the rest of Ypsilanti commands. The worst year on record was 2014, when 9.3% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 9.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #11,988 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 6.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 3.0 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161410200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161410200?
Census tract 26161410200 in the College Heights neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 26161410200?
Median gross rent is $1,200/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161410200?
15.6% of residents in tract 26161410200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,705.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161410200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 5th, minority 55th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 26161410200 considered part of College Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161410200 fall within College Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161410200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 56 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161410200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.27% of renter households, peaking at 9.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161410200 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.2% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161410200 compare to Ypsilanti overall?
Tract 26161410200 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Ypsilanti at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ypsilanti 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 Ypsilanti
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7.4
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7.4
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7.4
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7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.8
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6.7
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