Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Boston Edison Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit

Tract 26163531200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,372 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Eviction risk in Boston Edison in Detroit centers on tract 26163531200, which scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,372 residents. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,332 monthly, set against $105,505 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 2% Owners 95%

Tract context

Occupied units867

Renter share5.0%

SVI overall0.25

Poverty rate4.7%

Median income$105,505

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3788, -83.1020 · click any tract to drill in

Why Boston Edison scores 3.3

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

4.7% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$1,332 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 Boston Edison compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

31%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
12%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
92%Grade C
8%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 Boston Edison. 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.

18.4%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility-shutoff threat
20.7%Food insecurity
19.3%SNAP enrollment
11.0%Transit barriers
5.9%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
28.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Boston Edison

The heaviest input here is 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 Detroit eviction risk, 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 26163531200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163531200?

Census tract 26163531200 in the Boston Edison neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 26163531200?

Median gross rent is $1,332/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163531200?

4.7% of residents in tract 26163531200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,372.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163531200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 32th, minority 85th, housing 12th.

Is tract 26163531200 considered part of Boston Edison?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163531200 fall within Boston Edison (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163531200 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.4% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163531200 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163531200 scores 3.3/10, lower 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 26163531200 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. 8% 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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