Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Farwell Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163506600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,849 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 6/10, tract 26163506600 in the Farwell area of Detroit, MI reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 48%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 10% Owners 76%

Tract context

Occupied units1,057

Renter share23.7%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate31.2%

Median income$51,243

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4370, -83.0485 · click any tract to drill in

Why Farwell scores 6

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

31.2% poverty · this tract

7.8

Supply constraint

$1,330 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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 Farwell compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

81%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
25%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
0%Grade B
93%Grade C
6%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 Farwell. 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.

31.8%Housing insecurity
25.6%Utility-shutoff threat
41.3%Food insecurity
44.4%SNAP enrollment
20.1%Transit barriers
9.9%No health insurance
22.5%Frequent mental distress
40.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Farwell

SNAP participation runs 44.4% against 15.2% nationally. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Food insecurity runs 41.3% against 17.8% nationally.

Against Wayne County at 46.6%, 57% of renters here are cost-burdened. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. At $1,330 a month, rents run 24% over what the rest of Detroit commands.

It sits 1.4 points above the Wayne County average of 4.6. On the high side, economic stress reads 7.8/10. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.

Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 24% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163506600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163506600?

Census tract 26163506600 in the Farwell neighborhood scores 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 26163506600?

Median gross rent is $1,330/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163506600?

31.2% of residents in tract 26163506600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,849.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163506600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 96th, minority 97th, housing 25th.

Is tract 26163506600 considered part of Farwell?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163506600 fall within Farwell (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163506600 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.8% 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. 25.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163506600 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163506600 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Detroit at 4.6/10. 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 26163506600 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. 6% 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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