Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Gratiot Town/Kettering Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163519200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,610 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

For landlords sizing up Gratiot Town/Kettering in Detroit, census tract 26163519200 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,378 a month against an average household income of $36,488 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 20% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units529

Renter share34.8%

SVI overall0.71

Poverty rate42.2%

Median income$36,488

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3792, -83.0216 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gratiot Town/Kettering 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

42.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,378 rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 Town/Kettering compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 71

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

86%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
34%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
46%Grade C
54%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.

33.7%Housing insecurity
29.8%Utility-shutoff threat
46.1%Food insecurity
52.2%SNAP enrollment
23.0%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
21.9%Frequent mental distress
44.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gratiot Town/Kettering

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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 71st 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 54% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 26163519200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163519200?

Census tract 26163519200 in the Gratiot Town/Kettering 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 26163519200?

Median gross rent is $1,378/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163519200?

42.2% of residents in tract 26163519200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,610.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163519200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 71th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 47th, minority 92th, housing 34th.

Is tract 26163519200 considered part of Gratiot Town/Kettering?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163519200 fall within Gratiot Town/Kettering (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163519200 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.7% 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. 29.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163519200 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163519200 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 26163519200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 54% 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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