Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
West Willow Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ypsilanti
Tract 26161413000 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,583 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
26161413000 is a census tract in the West Willow area of Washtenaw County, MI. It scores 5.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,583. Severe burden reaches 52%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5.8
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
67
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 42.2185, -83.5633 · 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
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
Against Washtenaw County at 46.5%, 72% of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.9/10.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 7.3/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 311 filings here across 1 tracked years.
SNAP participation runs 23.2% against 15.2% nationally. It sits 0.8 points above the Washtenaw County average of 5.0. Filings peaked in 2014 at 38.9% of renter households.
In a typical year about 38.9% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 76th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.9/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 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 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 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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