Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Barton-McFarland Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163535700 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,344 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

26163535700 is a census tract in the Barton-McFarland area of Detroit, MI. It scores 6/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,344. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 30% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units527

Renter share67.0%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate39.6%

Median income$31,314

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.3624, -83.1629 · click any tract to drill in

Why Barton-McFarland scores 6

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

39.6% poverty · this tract

9.9

Supply constraint

$1,438 rent vs county FMR

5.4

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 Barton-McFarland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

88%Socioeconomic
95%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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
4%Grade B
96%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Barton-McFarland. 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.

36.7%Housing insecurity
30.7%Utility-shutoff threat
48.8%Food insecurity
54.0%SNAP enrollment
24.4%Transit barriers
12.4%No health insurance
23.8%Frequent mental distress
45.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Barton-McFarland

Annualized rent equals 55% of average household income of $31,314, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. The dominant input is economic stress at 9.9/10.

Food insecurity runs 48.8% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 54.0% against 15.2% nationally. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9.7/10.

The poverty rate is 40%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $1,438 a month, rents run 34% over what the rest of Detroit commands. This is renter territory: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

55% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the Wayne County average of 46.6%. Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.

In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163535700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163535700?

Census tract 26163535700 in the Barton-McFarland neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 26163535700?

Median gross rent is $1,438/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163535700?

39.6% of residents in tract 26163535700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,344.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163535700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 95th, minority 98th, housing 27th.

Is tract 26163535700 considered part of Barton-McFarland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163535700 fall within Barton-McFarland (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163535700 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.7% 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. 30.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163535700 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163535700 scores 6/10, 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.

Was tract 26163535700 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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