Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

University District Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit

Tract 26163538400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,145 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

Census tract 26163538400 runs through the University District neighborhood of Detroit. With 4,145 residents, it scores 4.9/10 for landlords. It lands near the 35th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 9% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $986 a month against an average household income of $106,146 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 14% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units1,309

Renter share15.4%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate4.5%

Median income$106,146

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4244, -83.1362 · click any tract to drill in

Why University District scores 3.1

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

4.5% poverty · this tract

1.1

Supply constraint

$986 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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 University District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

25%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
88%Racial/ethnic minority
15%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.

85%Grade A
15%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.

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
9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
14.8%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
4.8%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
25.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University District

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 well 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 22nd 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163538400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163538400?

Census tract 26163538400 in the University District neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 26163538400?

Median gross rent is $986/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163538400?

4.5% of residents in tract 26163538400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,145.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163538400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 22th, minority 88th, housing 15th.

Is tract 26163538400 considered part of University District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163538400 fall within University District (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163538400 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163538400 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163538400 scores 3.1/10, 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 26163538400 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.

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