Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Riverside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ypsilanti

Tract 26161980500 · Washtenaw County, MI · pop 2,307 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Here is how census tract 26161980500, in Riverside in Ypsilanti eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,307. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $1,141 a month. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.6

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ypsilanti and the region

Centroid at 42.2505, -83.6246 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside scores 6.6

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.

67%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riverside. 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.

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

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Ypsilanti 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% 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 26161980500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26161980500?

Census tract 26161980500 in the Riverside 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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 26161980500 compare to Ypsilanti overall?

Tract 26161980500 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Ypsilanti at 3.6/10. 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.