Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Palmer Woods Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit

Tract 26163538200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,808 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Palmer Woods area of Detroit anchors census tract 26163538200, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 49% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 16% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $144,884 a year. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 6% Owners 93%

Tract context

Occupied units646

Renter share6.8%

SVI overall0.11

Poverty rate2.3%

Median income$144,884

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4349, -83.1297 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palmer Woods scores 2.8

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

2.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

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 Palmer Woods compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

22%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
1%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

95%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%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.

10.4%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
11.0%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
3.8%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
24.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palmer Woods

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 below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 11th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163538200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163538200?

Census tract 26163538200 in the Palmer Woods neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 26163538200?

2.3% of residents in tract 26163538200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,808.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163538200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 32th, minority 85th, housing 1th.

Is tract 26163538200 considered part of Palmer Woods?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163538200 fall within Palmer Woods (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163538200 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163538200 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163538200 scores 2.8/10, 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 26163538200 historically redlined?

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

Highest-risk tracts in Detroit

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