Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
The Eye Eviction Risk: Lower , Detroit
Tract 26163554400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,457 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Eviction risk in The Eye in Detroit centers on tract 26163554400, which scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,457 residents. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,484 monthly, set against $60,304 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,285
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$60,304
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.4213, -83.2919 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Eye scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Detroit
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,484 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Detroit
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Detroit
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Detroit
5.0
How The Eye compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%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
- 51%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 The Eye. 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.
- 20.1%Housing insecurity
- 14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.6%Food insecurity
- 25.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.8%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 35.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Eye
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.8/10. 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 Detroit eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 87th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163554400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163554400?
Census tract 26163554400 in the The Eye neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 26163554400?
Median gross rent is $1,484/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163554400?
2.9% of residents in tract 26163554400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,457.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163554400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 91th, minority 80th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 26163554400 considered part of The Eye?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163554400 fall within The Eye (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163554400 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.1% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163554400 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163554400 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Detroit at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Detroit eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26163554400 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.
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