Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Palmer Woods Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit

Tract 26163538100 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,205 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Here is how census tract 26163538100, in the Palmer Woods neighborhood of Detroit eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.3/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,205. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,285 a month against an average household income of $96,724 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 10% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units982

Renter share18.4%

SVI overall0.12

Poverty rate7.6%

Median income$96,724

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4413, -83.1269 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palmer Woods scores 3.7

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

7.6% poverty · this tract

1.9

Supply constraint

$1,285 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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 Palmer Woods compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

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

28%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
3%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

3%Grade A
38%Grade B
9%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 Palmer Woods. 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.

13.5%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
14.7%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palmer Woods

What moves this score most 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.

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

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 12th 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 26163538100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163538100?

Census tract 26163538100 in the Palmer Woods neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 26163538100?

Median gross rent is $1,285/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163538100?

7.6% of residents in tract 26163538100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,205.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163538100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 17th, minority 85th, housing 3th.

Is tract 26163538100 considered part of Palmer Woods?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163538100 fall within Palmer Woods (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163538100 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163538100 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163538100 scores 3.7/10, 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 26163538100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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