Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally
Germantown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ann Arbor
Tract 26161980101 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 4,233 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26161980101 (Germantown in Ann Arbor, Michigan) comes in at 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,300 monthly, set against $37,648 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 72%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units587
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate64.9%
Median income$37,648
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ann Arbor and the region
Centroid at 42.2765, -83.7375 · click any tract to drill in
Why Germantown scores 6.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ann Arbor
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
64.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,300 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ann Arbor
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ann Arbor
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ann Arbor
5.0
How Germantown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 99%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Germantown. 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.
- 18.3%Housing insecurity
- 14.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.6%Food insecurity
- 31.8%SNAP enrollment
- 21.7%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 29.8%Frequent mental distress
- 36.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Germantown
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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.
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 26161980101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161980101?
Census tract 26161980101 in the Germantown neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated 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 26161980101?
Median gross rent is $1,300/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161980101?
64.9% of residents in tract 26161980101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,233.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161980101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 1th, minority 56th, housing 99th.
Q5
Is tract 26161980101 considered part of Germantown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161980101 fall within Germantown (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26161980101 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.3% 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. 14.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26161980101 compare to Ann Arbor overall?
Tract 26161980101 scores 6.6/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ann Arbor
Top eight tracts in Ann Arbor ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MI
Old Fourth Ward
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Germantown
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Old Fourth Ward
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
North Burns Park
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Old Fourth Ward
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Colonial Square Cooperative
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Kerrytown
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Kerrytown
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Related