Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Petoskey-Otsego Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163533400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,592 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26163533400 (Petoskey-Otsego in Detroit, Michigan) comes in at $1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 94% of US census tracts.

About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $969 monthly, set against $24,196 in average yearly household income, roughly 48% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 22% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units876

Renter share53.7%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate34.1%

Median income$24,196

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3635, -83.1190 · click any tract to drill in

Why Petoskey-Otsego scores 6.3

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

34.1% poverty · this tract

8.5

Supply constraint

$969 rent vs county FMR

2.0

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 Petoskey-Otsego compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

94%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
100%Racial/ethnic minority
15%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
100%Grade C
0%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.

31.8%Housing insecurity
25.9%Utility-shutoff threat
41.2%Food insecurity
44.5%SNAP enrollment
20.5%Transit barriers
9.7%No health insurance
22.6%Frequent mental distress
40.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Petoskey-Otsego

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.5/10. 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 70th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 26163533400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163533400?

Census tract 26163533400 in the Petoskey-Otsego neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 26163533400?

Median gross rent is $969/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163533400?

34.1% of residents in tract 26163533400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,592.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163533400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 48th, minority 100th, housing 15th.

Is tract 26163533400 considered part of Petoskey-Otsego?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163533400 fall within Petoskey-Otsego (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163533400 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.8% 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. 25.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163533400 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163533400 scores 6.3/10, 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 26163533400 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.

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