Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Chelsea Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26161446200 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,320 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Chelsea
With a score of 6.6/10, tract 26161446200 in Chelsea ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,320 residents. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,568 a month while the average household earns $45,550 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,333
Renter share54.7%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$45,550
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chelsea and the region
Centroid at 42.3118, -84.0260 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chelsea scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chelsea
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,568 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chelsea
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chelsea
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chelsea
5.8
How Chelsea compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
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.
- 5.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.2%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 13.3%Frequent mental distress
- 29.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chelsea
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Chelsea, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 34th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% 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 26161446200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161446200?
Census tract 26161446200 in Chelsea scores 3/10 (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 26161446200?
Median gross rent is $1,568/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161446200?
6.1% of residents in tract 26161446200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,320.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161446200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 22th, minority 9th, housing 78th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26161446200 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.8% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26161446200 compare to Chelsea overall?
Tract 26161446200 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Chelsea at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chelsea; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Chelsea
Top eight tracts in Chelsea ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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