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Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally

Livonia Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163556400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,248

Census tract 26163556400 covers Livonia, home to 4,248 residents. For landlords it grades 6.1/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,433 monthly, set against $123,277 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 5% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,675
Renter share9.8%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$123,277

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#33 of 34 tracts In Livonia
Very Low
Within county
1 th percentile
Rank, 1st percentileLowHigh
#616 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Very Low
Within state
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#2,825 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
National
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#79,124 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Livonia and the region

Centroid at 42.4339, -83.3991 · click any tract to drill in

Why Livonia scores 1.5

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
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,433 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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.
Livonia risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.51.5This tracttract 556400Livonia: 3.13.1Livoniaparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Livonia

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% 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 26163556400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163556400?

Census tract 26163556400 in Livonia scores 1.5/10 (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 26163556400?

Median gross rent is $1,433/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163556400?

4.1% of residents in tract 26163556400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,248.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163556400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 22th, minority 27th, housing 6th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26163556400 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.8% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26163556400 compare to Livonia overall?

Tract 26163556400 scores 1.5/10, lower 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.

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