Within parent city
4
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Westland Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26163565700 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,661
The Elevated-tier score of 6.2/10 for census tract 26163565700 reflects conditions in Westland in Wayne County, Michigan. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $796 monthly, set against $91,522 in average yearly household income, roughly 10% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,264
Renter share7.3%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$91,522
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westland and the region
Centroid at 42.2943, -83.4174 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westland scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westland
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
$796 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westland
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westland
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westland
6.2
How Westland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.9%Food insecurity
- 11.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 5.8%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westland
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Westland 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 36th 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 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% 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 26163565700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163565700?
Census tract 26163565700 in Westland scores 3.1/10 (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 26163565700?
Median gross rent is $796/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163565700?
4.1% of residents in tract 26163565700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,661.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163565700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 58th, minority 54th, housing 24th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26163565700 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26163565700 compare to Westland overall?
Tract 26163565700 scores 3.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Westland at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westland eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westland
Top eight tracts in Westland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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26163567800
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MI
Norwayne
5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MI
Norwayne
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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26163568800
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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26163565302
4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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