Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26161420000 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26161420000 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 3,568
Census tract 26161420000 sits in Washtenaw in Washtenaw County, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,172 monthly, set against $115,449 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,352
Renter share8.9%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$115,449
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Washtenaw County and the region
Centroid at 42.1652, -83.5941 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26161420000 scores 2
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
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,172 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 26161420000 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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)
- 29Total filings over 1 yrs
- 24.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.8%Peak (2014)
- 29Filings 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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.5%Food insecurity
- 8.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 25.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26161420000
The heaviest input here 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 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 29 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 24.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.8% of renter households in 2014.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161420000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161420000?
Census tract 26161420000 in Washtenaw County scores 2/10 (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 26161420000?
Median gross rent is $1,172/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161420000?
4.8% of residents in tract 26161420000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,568.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161420000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 12th, minority 47th, housing 40th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26161420000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26161420000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.79% of renter households, peaking at 24.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26161420000 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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