Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Franklin Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Detroit
Tract 26163546700 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,828 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
In the Franklin Park area of Detroit, census tract 26163546700 scores 6.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,118 a month against an average household income of $37,433 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units987
Renter share58.7%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate22.6%
Median income$37,433
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
30
th percentile
Low
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.3613, -83.2262 · click any tract to drill in
Why Franklin Park scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
22.6% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,118 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Franklin Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Franklin Park. 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.
- 30.0%Housing insecurity
- 22.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 37.4%Food insecurity
- 38.3%SNAP enrollment
- 18.6%Transit barriers
- 10.0%No health insurance
- 22.2%Frequent mental distress
- 37.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Franklin Park
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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 30.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.9% 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 26163546700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163546700?
Census tract 26163546700 in the Franklin Park neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 26163546700?
Median gross rent is $1,118/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163546700?
22.6% of residents in tract 26163546700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,828.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163546700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 98th, minority 95th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 26163546700 considered part of Franklin Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163546700 fall within Franklin Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163546700 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.0% 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. 22.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163546700 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163546700 scores 5.7/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Detroit
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