Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally
Riverside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ypsilanti
Tract 26161980500 ·
Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,307 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 26161980500 sits in the Riverside area of Ypsilanti eviction risk, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.4/10. Population here is 2,307. The severe-burden share is 42%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42%Stable renters 58%Owners 0%
Tract context
Occupied units45
Renter share100.0%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate33.8%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#3 of 3 tracts In Riverside
Very Low
Within parent city
85th percentile
#3 of 14 tracts In Ypsilanti
High
Within county
95th percentile
#6 of 107 tracts In Washtenaw County
Very High
Within state
99th percentile
#21 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ypsilanti and the region
Centroid at 42.2505, -83.6246 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverside scores 7.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ypsilanti
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
33.8% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$1,141 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ypsilanti
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ypsilanti
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ypsilanti
8.1
How Riverside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.0%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
17.5%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
13.5%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
28.1%Frequent mental distress
27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverside
What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. This is renter territory: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. It sits 2.4 points above the Washtenaw County average of 5.0.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running hot, economic stress reads 8.4/10.
42% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Washtenaw County average of 46.5%. On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 3.2 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,141, close to the Ypsilanti average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26161980500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161980500?
Census tract 26161980500 in the Riverside neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (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 26161980500?
Median gross rent is $1,141/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26161980500?
33.8% of residents in tract 26161980500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,307.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26161980500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 0th, minority 54th, housing 92th.
Q5
Is tract 26161980500 considered part of Riverside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26161980500 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26161980500 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.0% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26161980500 compare to Ypsilanti overall?
Tract 26161980500 scores 7.4/10, higher than the parent city of Ypsilanti at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ypsilanti eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ypsilanti
Top eight tracts in Ypsilanti ranked by composite eviction-risk score.