Within neighborhood
29
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Dexter-Linwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Detroit
Tract 26163559800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,112 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26163559800 (Dexter-Linwood in Detroit, Michigan) comes in at 7.8/10, the Elevated tier. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.
57% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $618 monthly, set against $16,740 in average yearly household income, roughly 44% of income at the averages. About 87% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 50%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 13%
Tract context
Occupied units1,493
Renter share86.8%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate56.1%
Median income$16,740
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Detroit and the region
Centroid at 42.4011, -83.1040 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dexter-Linwood scores 6.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Detroit
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
56.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$618 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Detroit
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Detroit
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Detroit
9.3
How Dexter-Linwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
- 33%Grade C
- 40%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 Dexter-Linwood. 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.
- 40.2%Housing insecurity
- 37.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 57.9%Food insecurity
- 67.3%SNAP enrollment
- 29.9%Transit barriers
- 13.6%No health insurance
- 24.4%Frequent mental distress
- 53.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dexter-Linwood
The score leans hardest on 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 Detroit eviction risk, 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 40.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 37.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 98th 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 26163559800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163559800?
Census tract 26163559800 in the Dexter-Linwood neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 26163559800?
Median gross rent is $618/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163559800?
56.1% of residents in tract 26163559800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,112.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163559800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 91th, minority 95th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 26163559800 considered part of Dexter-Linwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163559800 fall within Dexter-Linwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163559800 struggle to pay rent?
About 40.2% 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. 37.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163559800 compare to Detroit overall?
Tract 26163559800 scores 6.1/10, higher 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 26163559800 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 40% 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 Detroit
Top eight tracts in Detroit ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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