Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Arden Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Highland Park

Tract 26163552200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,274 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Tract 26163552200, home to 4,274 residents in Arden Park in Highland Park, scores 7.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 99% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,088 a month against an average household income of $41,750 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 19% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units1,121

Renter share39.3%

SVI overall0.61

Poverty rate44.5%

Median income$41,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Highland Park and the region

Centroid at 42.3947, -83.0633 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arden Park scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Highland Park

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

44.5% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,088 rent vs county FMR

2.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Highland Park

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Highland Park

8.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Highland Park

7.4

How Arden Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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

79%Socioeconomic
28%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
39%Grade C
56%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 Arden 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.

22.5%Housing insecurity
17.6%Utility-shutoff threat
35.5%Food insecurity
37.0%SNAP enrollment
17.7%Transit barriers
12.2%No health insurance
24.8%Frequent mental distress
40.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arden Park

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Highland Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 White and ranks around the 61st 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.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 56% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

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 26163552200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163552200?

Census tract 26163552200 in the Arden Park neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163552200?

Median gross rent is $1,088/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163552200?

44.5% of residents in tract 26163552200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,274.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163552200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 28th, minority 49th, housing 50th.

Is tract 26163552200 considered part of Arden Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163552200 fall within Arden Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163552200 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.5% 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. 17.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163552200 compare to Highland Park overall?

Tract 26163552200 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Highland Park at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163552200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 56% 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 Highland Park

Top eight tracts in Highland Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.