Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Westlawn Eviction Risk: Lower , Ann Arbor
Tract 26161410400 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,561 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 26161410400 covers Westlawn in Ann Arbor, home to 3,561 residents. For landlords it grades 5.6/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 61st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,219 monthly, set against $86,583 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,459
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$86,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region
Centroid at 42.2402, -83.6511 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westlawn scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ann Arbor
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,219 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ann Arbor
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ann Arbor
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ann Arbor
5.0
How Westlawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 55Total filings over 1 yrs
- 11.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.3%Peak (2014)
- 55Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westlawn. 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.
- 9.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.6%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 23.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westlawn
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 below the Washtenaw County average of 6.0 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161410400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161410400?
Census tract 26161410400 in the Westlawn neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 26161410400?
Median gross rent is $1,219/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161410400?
6.8% of residents in tract 26161410400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,561.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161410400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 84th, minority 36th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 26161410400 considered part of Westlawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161410400 fall within Westlawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161410400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 55 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161410400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.27% of renter households, peaking at 11.3% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161410400 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161410400 compare to Ann Arbor overall?
Tract 26161410400 scores 2.7/10, 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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