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Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Far West Detroit Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dearborn Heights

Tract 26163546201 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,308 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

For landlords sizing up the Far West Detroit area of Dearborn Heights, census tract 26163546201 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,417 a month against an average household income of $46,486 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 12% Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,338
Renter share20.2%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate23.3%
Median income$46,486

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Far West Detroit
Elevated
Within parent city
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#200 of 274 tracts In Dearborn Heights
Low
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#229 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Elevated
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#408 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dearborn Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.3474, -83.2602 · click any tract to drill in

Why Far West Detroit scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dearborn Heights
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
23.3% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$1,417 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dearborn Heights
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dearborn Heights
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dearborn Heights
6.0

How Far West Detroit compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Far West Detroit risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 546201Dearborn Heights: 3.43.4Dearborn Heightsparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Far West Detroit. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Far West Detroit

What moves this score most 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 Dearborn Heights 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 37th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163546201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163546201?

Census tract 26163546201 in the Far West Detroit neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163546201?

Median gross rent is $1,417/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163546201?

23.3% of residents in tract 26163546201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,308.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163546201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 24th, minority 79th, housing 41th.
Q5

Is tract 26163546201 considered part of Far West Detroit?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163546201 fall within Far West Detroit (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163546201 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.4% 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. 21.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163546201 compare to Dearborn Heights overall?

Tract 26163546201 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Dearborn Heights at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dearborn Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dearborn Heights

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

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