Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Palmer Park Apartment District Eviction Risk: Lower , Highland Park

Tract 26163553200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 640 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 26163553200 covers the Palmer Park Apartment District neighborhood of Highland Park, home to 640 residents. For landlords it grades 6.9/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

81% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $683 a month. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 7% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units236

Renter share35.6%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate10.5%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Highland Park and the region

Centroid at 42.4115, -83.1151 · click any tract to drill in

Why Palmer Park Apartment District scores 3.7

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

10.5% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$683 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 68

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

85%Socioeconomic
19%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
50%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
72%Grade C
1%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.

28.7%Housing insecurity
22.7%Utility-shutoff threat
37.4%Food insecurity
39.4%SNAP enrollment
18.0%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
38.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Palmer Park Apartment District

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 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 Black and ranks around the 68th 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.

Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 26163553200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163553200?

Census tract 26163553200 in the Palmer Park Apartment District neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26163553200?

Median gross rent is $683/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163553200?

10.5% of residents in tract 26163553200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 640.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163553200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 19th, minority 90th, housing 50th.

Is tract 26163553200 considered part of Palmer Park Apartment District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163553200 fall within Palmer Park Apartment District (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163553200 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.7% 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. 22.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163553200 compare to Highland Park overall?

Tract 26163553200 scores 3.7/10, right in line with 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 26163553200 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. 1% 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.