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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Woodbridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit

Tract 26163521900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,778 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Tract 26163521900 sits in the Woodbridge area of Detroit eviction risk, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. Population here is 2,778. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 43% Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,289
Renter share72.4%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$60,239

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Woodbridge
Moderate
Within parent city
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#208 of 274 tracts In Detroit
Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#268 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Elevated
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#527 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3505, -83.0804 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodbridge scores 5.4

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
23.8% poverty · this tract
5.9
Supply constraint
$1,287 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 Woodbridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodbridge risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 5219004.6Detroitparent city4.6Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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.

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 Woodbridge

72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. 15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. At $1,287 a month, rents run 20% over what the rest of Detroit commands. 41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Wayne County average of 46.6%.

Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10. It sits 0.8 points above the Wayne County average of 4.6. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Detroit. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 7.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $60,239.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163521900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163521900?

Census tract 26163521900 in the Woodbridge neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163521900?

Median gross rent is $1,287/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163521900?

23.8% of residents in tract 26163521900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,778.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163521900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 64th, minority 67th, housing 60th.
Q5

Is tract 26163521900 considered part of Woodbridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163521900 fall within Woodbridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163521900 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163521900 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163521900 scores 5.4/10, 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.
Q8

Was tract 26163521900 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. 22% 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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