Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Boynton Eviction Risk: Moderate , River Rouge

Tract 26163524700 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,732 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26163524700 (the Boynton area of River Rouge, Michigan) comes in at 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #9,555 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,026 monthly, set against $44,696 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 23% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units1,581

Renter share51.6%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate20.4%

Median income$44,696

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across River Rouge and the region

Centroid at 42.2737, -83.1527 · click any tract to drill in

Why Boynton scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from River Rouge

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

20.4% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,026 rent vs county FMR

2.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from River Rouge

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from River Rouge

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from River Rouge

6.0

How Boynton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

74%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
34%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
97%Grade C
3%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 Boynton. 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.

28.3%Housing insecurity
22.3%Utility-shutoff threat
37.1%Food insecurity
38.5%SNAP enrollment
17.7%Transit barriers
10.3%No health insurance
20.2%Frequent mental distress
40.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Boynton

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from River Rouge, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 28.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.3% 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 26163524700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163524700?

Census tract 26163524700 in the Boynton neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163524700?

Median gross rent is $1,026/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163524700?

20.4% of residents in tract 26163524700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,732.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163524700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 94th, minority 98th, housing 34th.

Is tract 26163524700 considered part of Boynton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163524700 fall within Boynton (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163524700 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.3% 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. 22.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163524700 compare to River Rouge overall?

Tract 26163524700 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of River Rouge at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from River Rouge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163524700 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. 3% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in River Rouge

Top eight tracts in River Rouge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.