Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Franklin Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit

Tract 26163503400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 714 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26163503400 (the Franklin area of Detroit, Michigan) comes in at 7.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.

About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $840 a month against an average household income of $29,773 a year, roughly 34% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 9% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units370

Renter share25.7%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate47.2%

Median income$29,773

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4390, -82.9802 · click any tract to drill in

Why Franklin scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Detroit

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

47.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$840 rent vs county FMR

1.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Detroit

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Detroit

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Detroit

6.0

How Franklin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

81%Socioeconomic
25%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
18%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
1%Grade B
99%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.

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.

37.4%Housing insecurity
32.1%Utility-shutoff threat
50.9%Food insecurity
56.3%SNAP enrollment
25.4%Transit barriers
12.4%No health insurance
24.0%Frequent mental distress
44.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Franklin

What moves this score most is 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 Detroit eviction risk, 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 C ("Declining"), 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 56th 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 26163503400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163503400?

Census tract 26163503400 in the Franklin neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 26163503400?

Median gross rent is $840/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163503400?

47.2% of residents in tract 26163503400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 714.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163503400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 25th, minority 95th, housing 18th.

Is tract 26163503400 considered part of Franklin?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163503400 fall within Franklin (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163503400 struggle to pay rent?

About 37.4% 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. 32.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163503400 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163503400 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Detroit at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Detroit eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163503400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.

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