Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

Blackstone Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit

Tract 26163539200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,582 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

26163539200 is a census tract in the Blackstone Park area of Detroit, MI. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 23% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units2,176

Renter share42.6%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate16.8%

Median income$41,910

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4419, -83.1852 · click any tract to drill in

Why Blackstone Park scores 5.2

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

16.8% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,094 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Blackstone Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

73%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
96%Racial/ethnic minority
88%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
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.

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.

23.9%Housing insecurity
17.8%Utility-shutoff threat
28.5%Food insecurity
27.9%SNAP enrollment
14.0%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
19.2%Frequent mental distress
35.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Blackstone Park

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10. SNAP participation runs 27.9% against 15.2% nationally.

On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Housing insecurity runs 23.9% against 14.2% nationally.

Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.6 points. This ground was mapped B ("Still Desirable") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Detroit. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163539200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163539200?

Census tract 26163539200 in the Blackstone Park neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 26163539200?

Median gross rent is $1,094/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163539200?

16.8% of residents in tract 26163539200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,582.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163539200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 89th, minority 96th, housing 88th.

Is tract 26163539200 considered part of Blackstone Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163539200 fall within Blackstone Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163539200 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.9% 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. 17.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163539200 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163539200 scores 5.2/10, 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 26163539200 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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