Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Miller Grove Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit

Tract 26163544200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,615 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

In Miller Grove in Detroit, census tract 26163544200 scores 6.9/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 85% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $751 monthly, set against $21,932 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 8% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units659

Renter share54.8%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate32.6%

Median income$21,932

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Detroit and the region

Centroid at 42.4074, -83.2620 · click any tract to drill in

Why Miller Grove scores 6.3

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

32.6% poverty · this tract

8.1

Supply constraint

$751 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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 Miller Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

88%Socioeconomic
85%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
47%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
2%Grade B
23%Grade C
75%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 Miller Grove. 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.

34.3%Housing insecurity
30.3%Utility-shutoff threat
46.7%Food insecurity
53.5%SNAP enrollment
23.8%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
23.4%Frequent mental distress
45.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Miller Grove

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Wayne County average of 6.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 75% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

In CDC survey modeling, about 34.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 30.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 26163544200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163544200?

Census tract 26163544200 in the Miller Grove neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated 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 26163544200?

Median gross rent is $751/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163544200?

32.6% of residents in tract 26163544200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,615.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163544200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 85th, minority 87th, housing 47th.

Is tract 26163544200 considered part of Miller Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163544200 fall within Miller Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163544200 struggle to pay rent?

About 34.3% 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. 30.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163544200 compare to Detroit overall?

Tract 26163544200 scores 6.3/10, higher 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 26163544200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 75% 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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