Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Livonia Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163556300 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,300

Tract 26163556300, home to 3,300 residents in Livonia, scores 6.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,450 monthly, set against $65,977 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 8% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,497

Renter share20.2%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate14.4%

Median income$65,977

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Livonia and the region

Centroid at 42.4336, -83.3654 · click any tract to drill in

Why Livonia scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Livonia

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

14.4% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$1,450 rent vs county FMR

5.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Livonia

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Livonia

3.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Livonia

4.2

How Livonia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

57%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
30%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

11.6%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
15.5%Food insecurity
14.8%SNAP enrollment
8.3%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
18.2%Frequent mental distress
32.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Livonia

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.5/10. 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 Livonia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 54th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 26163556300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163556300?

Census tract 26163556300 in Livonia scores 3.4/10 (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 26163556300?

Median gross rent is $1,450/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163556300?

14.4% of residents in tract 26163556300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,300.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163556300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 82th, minority 33th, housing 30th.

What share of households in tract 26163556300 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163556300 compare to Livonia overall?

Tract 26163556300 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Livonia at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Livonia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Livonia

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