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Gratiot-Findlay Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163505400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,954 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 6.9/10, tract 26163505400 in the Gratiot-Findlay neighborhood of Detroit ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,954 residents. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 66% of renter households, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,085 a month against an average household income of $25,440 a year, roughly 51% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 20% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units841

Renter share61.0%

SVI overall0.95

Poverty rate26.8%

Median income$25,440

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4186, -82.9938 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gratiot-Findlay scores 6.1

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

26.8% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$1,085 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Gratiot-Findlay compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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

96%Socioeconomic
64%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
52%Grade B
48%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 Gratiot-Findlay. 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.

35.7%Housing insecurity
29.6%Utility-shutoff threat
47.9%Food insecurity
52.6%SNAP enrollment
23.4%Transit barriers
11.6%No health insurance
23.7%Frequent mental distress
43.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gratiot-Findlay

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.7/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 35.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 29.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 95th 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 26163505400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163505400?

Census tract 26163505400 in the Gratiot-Findlay neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 26163505400?

Median gross rent is $1,085/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163505400?

26.8% of residents in tract 26163505400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,954.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163505400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 64th, minority 97th, housing 90th.

Is tract 26163505400 considered part of Gratiot-Findlay?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163505400 fall within Gratiot-Findlay (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163505400 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.7% 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. 29.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163505400 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163505400 scores 6.1/10, 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 26163505400 historically redlined?

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