Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

McDowell Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit

Tract 26163538800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,091 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.3/10 for census tract 26163538800 reflects conditions in McDowell in Detroit, Michigan. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,063 monthly, set against $50,400 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 15% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units776

Renter share34.7%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate8.0%

Median income$50,400

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4350, -83.1659 · click any tract to drill in

Why McDowell scores 4.5

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

8.0% poverty · this tract

2.0

Supply constraint

$1,063 rent vs county FMR

2.7

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 McDowell compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

84%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
99%Racial/ethnic minority
9%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.

0%Grade A
50%Grade B
0%Grade C
1%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.

28.6%Housing insecurity
23.4%Utility-shutoff threat
36.8%Food insecurity
39.4%SNAP enrollment
18.3%Transit barriers
8.3%No health insurance
21.1%Frequent mental distress
39.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in McDowell

The score leans hardest on 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 58th 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.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 26163538800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163538800?

Census tract 26163538800 in the McDowell neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 26163538800?

Median gross rent is $1,063/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163538800?

8.0% of residents in tract 26163538800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,091.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163538800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 49th, minority 99th, housing 9th.

Is tract 26163538800 considered part of McDowell?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163538800 fall within McDowell (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163538800 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.6% 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. 23.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163538800 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163538800 scores 4.5/10, right in line with 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 26163538800 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. 1% 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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