Within neighborhood
33
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally
Morass-Morang Eviction Risk: Moderate , Harper Woods
Tract 26163551400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,514 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 26163551400 in the Morass-Morang area of Harper Woods, MI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,687
Renter share29.2%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate24.2%
Median income$60,568
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harper Woods and the region
Centroid at 42.4454, -82.9295 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morass-Morang scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
24.2% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,357 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
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.
- 21.7%Housing insecurity
- 16.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.1%Food insecurity
- 26.1%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morass-Morang
Severe burden reaches 26%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.2/10. Food insecurity runs 26.1% against 17.8% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 21.7% against 14.2% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 6.9/10. On the national scale it lands near the 59th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.2/10. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 49% of renters. It tracks the Wayne County average of 4.6 closely.
Average gross rent is $1,357, close to the Harper Woods average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $60,568.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163551400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163551400?
Census tract 26163551400 in the Morass-Morang neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 26163551400?
Median gross rent is $1,357/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163551400?
24.2% of residents in tract 26163551400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,514.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163551400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 56th, minority 80th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 26163551400 considered part of Morass-Morang?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163551400 fall within Morass-Morang (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163551400 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.7% 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. 16.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163551400 compare to Harper Woods overall?
Tract 26163551400 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Harper Woods at 4/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Harper Woods
Top eight tracts in Harper Woods ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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