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Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally

Westlawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ann Arbor

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

26161414000 is a census tract in the Westlawn area of Washtenaw County, MI. It scores 5.8/10 for landlords. This is renter territory: 98% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Risk score
5.8
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
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#389 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
National
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#20,506 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
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 5.8

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 / state5.8This tracttract 4140005.8Ann Arborparent city5.0Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg 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

The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.9/10. 59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Washtenaw County average of 46.5%.

On the high side, regional political climate reads 7.3/10. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

The filing record is not thin: 313 evictions over 1 years of observation. SNAP participation runs 23.1% against 15.2% nationally.

Against the Washtenaw County average of 5.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. The worst year on record was 2014, when 19.0% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 19.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #20,506 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 7.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 26161414000

Q1

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

Census tract 26161414000 in the Westlawn 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 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 5.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Ann Arbor at 5.8/10. 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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