Within neighborhood
17
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Morass-Morang Eviction Risk: Lower , Harper Woods
Tract 26163551500 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,471 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
With a score of 6.6/10, tract 26163551500 in the Morass-Morang area of Harper Woods ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,471 residents. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 79% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,538 a month against an average household income of $71,166 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units805
Renter share22.7%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate11.1%
Median income$71,166
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harper Woods and the region
Centroid at 42.4369, -82.9327 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morass-Morang scores 3.8
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
11.1% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,538 rent vs county FMR
6.2
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: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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.
- 20.3%Housing insecurity
- 16.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.4%Food insecurity
- 24.8%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morass-Morang
What moves this score most 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 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 20.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 26163551500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163551500?
Census tract 26163551500 in the Morass-Morang neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163551500?
Median gross rent is $1,538/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163551500?
11.1% of residents in tract 26163551500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,471.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163551500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 34th, minority 81th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 26163551500 considered part of Morass-Morang?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163551500 fall within Morass-Morang (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163551500 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.3% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163551500 compare to Harper Woods overall?
Tract 26163551500 scores 3.8/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Harper Woods
Top eight tracts in Harper Woods ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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