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Dexter-Linwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163531400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,465 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

In Dexter-Linwood in Detroit, census tract 26163531400 scores 7.2/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $974 monthly, set against $36,912 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 17% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units556
Renter share33.6%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate42.4%
Median income$36,912

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 8 tracts In Dexter-Linwood
Elevated
Within parent city
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#134 of 274 tracts In Detroit
Moderate
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#124 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#168 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3804, -83.1190 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dexter-Linwood 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
42.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$974 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Dexter-Linwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Dexter-Linwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 531400Detroit: 4.44.4Detroitparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Dexter-Linwood. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dexter-Linwood

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 30.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 25.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 88th 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 26163531400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163531400?

Census tract 26163531400 in the Dexter-Linwood 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163531400?

Median gross rent is $974/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163531400?

42.4% of residents in tract 26163531400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,465.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163531400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 81th, minority 99th, housing 65th.
Q5

Is tract 26163531400 considered part of Dexter-Linwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163531400 fall within Dexter-Linwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163531400 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.3% 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. 25.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163531400 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163531400 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.
Q8

Was tract 26163531400 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. 0% 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

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

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