Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Normal Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ypsilanti
Tract 26161410500 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,155 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 5.9/10 for census tract 26161410500 reflects conditions in the Normal Park neighborhood of Ypsilanti, Michigan. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,151 monthly, set against $49,095 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 71% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 34%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,303
Renter share70.9%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate15.8%
Median income$49,095
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ypsilanti and the region
Centroid at 42.2308, -83.6437 · click any tract to drill in
Why Normal Park scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ypsilanti
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
15.8% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,151 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ypsilanti
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ypsilanti
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ypsilanti
5.0
How Normal Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 306Total filings over 1 yrs
- 33.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 33.1%Peak (2014)
- 306Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Normal Park. 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.
- 12.5%Housing insecurity
- 9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 13.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 24.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Normal Park
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 Ypsilanti 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 in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 306 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 33.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 33.1% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161410500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161410500?
Census tract 26161410500 in the Normal Park neighborhood scores 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 26161410500?
Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161410500?
15.8% of residents in tract 26161410500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,155.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161410500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 27th, minority 68th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 26161410500 considered part of Normal Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161410500 fall within Normal Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161410500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 306 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161410500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 33.05% of renter households, peaking at 33.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161410500 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.5% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161410500 compare to Ypsilanti overall?
Tract 26161410500 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Ypsilanti at 3.6/10. 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.
Related