Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
West Willow Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ypsilanti
Tract 26161412300 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,012 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
26161412300 is a census tract in the West Willow area of Washtenaw County, MI. It scores 5.8/10 for landlords. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,153
Renter share32.4%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$55,101
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ypsilanti and the region
Centroid at 42.2317, -83.5683 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Willow scores 5.8
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
23.8% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,681 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 West Willow compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 82%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 89Total filings over 1 yrs
- 21.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.9%Peak (2014)
- 89Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Willow. 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.
- 22.4%Housing insecurity
- 16.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.5%Food insecurity
- 30.6%SNAP enrollment
- 15.0%Transit barriers
- 9.9%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 35.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Willow
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.9/10. Set annual rent against average income of $55,101 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 89 evictions over 1 years of observation.
Housing insecurity runs 22.4% against 14.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.9% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against the Washtenaw County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points.
The worst year on record was 2014, when 21.9% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 21.9% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161412300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161412300?
Census tract 26161412300 in the West Willow neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 26161412300?
Median gross rent is $1,681/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161412300?
23.8% of residents in tract 26161412300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,012.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161412300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 96th, minority 82th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 26161412300 considered part of West Willow?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161412300 fall within West Willow (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161412300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 89 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161412300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.92% of renter households, peaking at 21.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161412300 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.4% 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. 16.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161412300 compare to Ypsilanti overall?
Tract 26161412300 scores 5.8/10, right in line with 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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