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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

West Willow Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ypsilanti

Tract 26161412600 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,647 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 6.7/10, tract 26161412600 in the West Willow area of Ypsilanti, MI reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,647 residents. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 52% Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,675
Renter share87.8%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate14.1%
Median income$68,036

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In West Willow
Very High
Within parent city
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#10 of 14 tracts In Ypsilanti
Low
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#87 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ypsilanti and the region

Centroid at 42.2178, -83.5691 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Willow scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
14.1% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,231 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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 West Willow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Willow risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.7This tracttract 4126006.0Ypsilantiparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 515Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 39.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 39.2%Peak (2014)
  • 515Filings 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Willow

88% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. Against the Washtenaw County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points.

The severe-burden share is 18%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.1/10. Cost burden runs 40% here against 46.5% across Washtenaw County.

Court records carry 515 eviction filings across 1 observed years. At $1,231 a month, rents run 14% over what the rest of Ypsilanti commands.

The worst year on record was 2014, when 39.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 39.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 83rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Social vulnerability reads 2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 2.5 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $68,036.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 26161412600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161412600?

Census tract 26161412600 in the West Willow neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 26161412600?

Median gross rent is $1,231/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26161412600?

14.1% of residents in tract 26161412600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,647.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26161412600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 4th, minority 51th, housing 14th.
Q5

Is tract 26161412600 considered part of West Willow?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161412600 fall within West Willow (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161412600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 515 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161412600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 39.16% of renter households, peaking at 39.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26161412600 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.0% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26161412600 compare to Ypsilanti overall?

Tract 26161412600 scores 6.7/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ypsilanti

Top eight tracts in Ypsilanti ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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