Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Morass-Morang Eviction Risk: Lower , Harper Woods

Tract 26163551300 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,322 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Census tract 26163551300 sits in the Morass-Morang area of Harper Woods, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,109 monthly, set against $64,140 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 20% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,752

Renter share32.8%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate7.0%

Median income$64,140

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Harper Woods and the region

Centroid at 42.4354, -82.9182 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morass-Morang scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Harper Woods

5.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

7.0% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,109 rent vs county FMR

3.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Harper Woods

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Harper Woods

7.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Harper Woods

6.9

How Morass-Morang compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

36%Socioeconomic
94%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
91%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Morass-Morang. 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.

16.0%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
9.7%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
30.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morass-Morang

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.2/10. 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 Harper Woods, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 77th 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.

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 26163551300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163551300?

Census tract 26163551300 in the Morass-Morang neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 26163551300?

Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163551300?

7.0% of residents in tract 26163551300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,322.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163551300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 94th, minority 68th, housing 91th.

Is tract 26163551300 considered part of Morass-Morang?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163551300 fall within Morass-Morang (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163551300 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.0% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163551300 compare to Harper Woods overall?

Tract 26163551300 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Harper Woods at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Harper Woods; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163551300 historically redlined?

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

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Harper Woods

Top eight tracts in Harper Woods ranked by composite eviction-risk score.