Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
West Willow Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ypsilanti
Tract 26161413000 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,583 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26161413000 (West Willow in Ypsilanti, Michigan) comes in at $1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #21,265 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 52% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,210 a month against an average household income of $53,977 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,505
Renter share33.4%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$53,977
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ypsilanti and the region
Centroid at 42.2185, -83.5633 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Willow scores 4.1
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
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,210 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 74%Socioeconomic
- 40%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 49%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)
- 311Total filings over 1 yrs
- 38.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 38.9%Peak (2014)
- 311Filings 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.
- 17.5%Housing insecurity
- 13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.6%Food insecurity
- 23.2%SNAP enrollment
- 12.2%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 20.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Willow
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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 65th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 311 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 38.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 38.9% 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 26161413000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161413000?
Census tract 26161413000 in the West Willow neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 26161413000?
Median gross rent is $1,210/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161413000?
17.1% of residents in tract 26161413000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,583.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161413000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 40th, minority 75th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 26161413000 considered part of West Willow?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161413000 fall within West Willow (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161413000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 311 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161413000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 38.88% of renter households, peaking at 38.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26161413000 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.5% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26161413000 compare to Ypsilanti overall?
Tract 26161413000 scores 4.1/10, 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.
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