Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Palmer Park Apartment District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Highland Park
Tract 26163553100 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,352 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
In the Palmer Park Apartment District neighborhood of Highland Park, census tract 26163553100 scores 7.6/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #899 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,083 monthly, set against $42,222 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units546
Renter share20.5%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate42.6%
Median income$42,222
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland Park and the region
Centroid at 42.4133, -83.1085 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmer Park Apartment District scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
42.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,083 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland Park
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland Park
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland Park
9.3
How Palmer Park Apartment District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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
- 87%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 Palmer Park Apartment District. 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.
- 29.9%Housing insecurity
- 25.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.8%Food insecurity
- 43.9%SNAP enrollment
- 19.7%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 21.5%Frequent mental distress
- 41.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Palmer Park Apartment District
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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 29.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 25.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 75th 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 26163553100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163553100?
Census tract 26163553100 in the Palmer Park Apartment District neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 26163553100?
Median gross rent is $1,083/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163553100?
42.6% of residents in tract 26163553100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,352.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163553100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 61th, minority 85th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 26163553100 considered part of Palmer Park Apartment District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163553100 fall within Palmer Park Apartment District (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163553100 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.9% 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. 25.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163553100 compare to Highland Park overall?
Tract 26163553100 scores 5.6/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 26163553100 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 Highland Park
Top eight tracts in Highland Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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