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Nortown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163506200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,111 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26163506200 (Nortown in Detroit, Michigan) comes in at 6.8/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.

79% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $882 a month while the average household earns $29,443 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 51% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40% Stable renters 11% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units778
Renter share51.4%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate27.8%
Median income$29,443

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Nortown
Very Low
Within parent city
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#89 of 274 tracts In Detroit
Elevated
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#105 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#113 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4375, -83.0317 · click any tract to drill in

Why Nortown scores 6.2

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
27.8% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$882 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Nortown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Nortown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 506200Detroit: 4.44.4Detroitparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

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.

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 Nortown. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Nortown

The heaviest input here 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 33.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 27.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 79th 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 26163506200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163506200?

Census tract 26163506200 in the Nortown neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 26163506200?

Median gross rent is $882/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163506200?

27.8% of residents in tract 26163506200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,111.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163506200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 91th, minority 98th, housing 24th.
Q5

Is tract 26163506200 considered part of Nortown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163506200 fall within Nortown (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163506200 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.3% 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. 27.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163506200 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163506200 scores 6.2/10, 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.
Q8

Was tract 26163506200 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. 35% 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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