Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Morass-Morang Eviction Risk: Elevated , Harper Woods

Tract 26163500900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,877 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 26163500900 covers the Morass-Morang neighborhood of Harper Woods in Michigan. Home to 3,877 residents, it scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 74% of renter households, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,303 a month against an average household income of $30,856 a year, roughly 51% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 18% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,279

Renter share70.2%

SVI overall0.85

Poverty rate44.2%

Median income$30,856

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Harper Woods and the region

Centroid at 42.4224, -82.9476 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morass-Morang scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Harper Woods

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

44.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,303 rent vs county FMR

4.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Harper Woods

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Harper Woods

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Harper Woods

6.0

How Morass-Morang compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

95%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
47%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

91%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Morass-Morang. 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.

46.4%Housing insecurity
41.3%Utility-shutoff threat
62.0%Food insecurity
70.1%SNAP enrollment
32.9%Transit barriers
15.1%No health insurance
28.1%Frequent mental distress
49.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morass-Morang

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 Harper Woods, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Wayne County average of 6.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 85th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 26163500900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163500900?

Census tract 26163500900 in the Morass-Morang neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163500900?

Median gross rent is $1,303/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163500900?

44.2% of residents in tract 26163500900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,877.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163500900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 68th, minority 98th, housing 47th.

Is tract 26163500900 considered part of Morass-Morang?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163500900 fall within Morass-Morang (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163500900 struggle to pay rent?

About 46.4% 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. 41.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163500900 compare to Harper Woods overall?

Tract 26163500900 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Harper Woods at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harper Woods; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163500900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Harper Woods

Top eight tracts in Harper Woods ranked by composite eviction-risk score.