Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26161413401 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26161413401 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 4,806
Here is how census tract 26161413401, in Washtenaw, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,806. On the national scale it ranks #36,246 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 67% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 67% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $863 monthly, set against $126,696 in average yearly household income, roughly 8% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,597
Renter share5.9%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$126,696
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Washtenaw County and the region
Centroid at 42.1970, -83.6016 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26161413401 scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$863 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26161413401 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 18%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)
- 15Total filings over 1 yrs
- 14.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.2%Peak (2014)
- 15Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.8%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26161413401
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 set by Michigan eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 15 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 14.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.2% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161413401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161413401?
Census tract 26161413401 in Washtenaw County scores 1.8/10 (Lower 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 26161413401?
Median gross rent is $863/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161413401?
5.3% of residents in tract 26161413401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,806.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161413401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 14th, minority 63th, housing 18th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161413401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 15 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161413401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.15% of renter households, peaking at 14.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26161413401 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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