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Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

West Willow Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ypsilanti

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

Tract 26161412600, home to 2,647 residents in the West Willow neighborhood of Ypsilanti, scores 6.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,231 monthly, set against $68,036 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 88% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
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
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 14 tracts In Ypsilanti
Low
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
Elevated
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#718 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
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 4.8

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 / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 412600Ypsilanti: 3.63.6Ypsilantiparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg 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

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 above the Washtenaw County average of 6.0 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 515 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 39.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 39.2% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

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 4.8/10 (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 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 4.8/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ypsilanti

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

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