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Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Westlawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ann Arbor

Tract 26161414000 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,925 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Eviction risk in the Westlawn neighborhood of Ann Arbor centers on tract 26161414000, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,925 residents. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,344 a month against an average household income of $52,334 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58% Stable renters 40% Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units1,705
Renter share98.5%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$52,334

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Westlawn
Low
Within county
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#41 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
Elevated
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#992 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
National
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#35,899 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region

Centroid at 42.2559, -83.6727 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westlawn scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ann Arbor
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,344 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ann Arbor
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ann Arbor
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ann Arbor
5.0

How Westlawn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westlawn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 414000Ann Arbor: 3.63.6Ann Arborparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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)

  • 313Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 18.96%Avg annual filing rate
  • 19.0%Peak (2014)
  • 313Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westlawn. 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 Westlawn

What moves this score most is 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 Ann Arbor 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 above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 72nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 26161414000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161414000?

Census tract 26161414000 in the Westlawn neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 26161414000?

Median gross rent is $1,344/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26161414000?

19.2% of residents in tract 26161414000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,925.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26161414000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 16th, minority 74th, housing 94th.
Q5

Is tract 26161414000 considered part of Westlawn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161414000 fall within Westlawn (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161414000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 313 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161414000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.96% of renter households, peaking at 19.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26161414000 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.9% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26161414000 compare to Ann Arbor overall?

Tract 26161414000 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Ann Arbor at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ann Arbor eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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