Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Morass-Morang Eviction Risk: Moderate , Harper Woods
Tract 26163551600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,989 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 26163551600 sits in the Morass-Morang area of Harper Woods, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. Population here is 3,989. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,342
Renter share48.2%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate34.0%
Median income$53,458
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Harper Woods and the region
Centroid at 42.4340, -82.9401 · click any tract to drill in
Why Morass-Morang scores 5.4
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
34.0% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$1,295 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%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.
- 32.5%Housing insecurity
- 27.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 41.3%Food insecurity
- 45.6%SNAP enrollment
- 21.1%Transit barriers
- 9.8%No health insurance
- 24.6%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Morass-Morang
Housing insecurity runs 32.5% against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 27.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the high side, economic stress reads 8.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Cost burden runs 41% here against 46.6% across Wayne County.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.2/10. Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.1/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
Average gross rent is $1,295, close to the Harper Woods average. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $53,458. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163551600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163551600?
Census tract 26163551600 in the Morass-Morang neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 26163551600?
Median gross rent is $1,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163551600?
34.0% of residents in tract 26163551600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,989.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163551600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 67th, minority 88th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 26163551600 considered part of Morass-Morang?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163551600 fall within Morass-Morang (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163551600 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.5% 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. 27.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163551600 compare to Harper Woods overall?
Tract 26163551600 scores 5.4/10, 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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