Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Norwayne Eviction Risk: Moderate , Westland

Tract 26163565800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,687 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 26163565800 belongs to the Norwayne neighborhood of Westland, Michigan. It is home to 3,687 residents and scores 6.8/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,103 monthly, set against $61,618 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 12% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,426

Renter share33.7%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate21.3%

Median income$61,618

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westland and the region

Centroid at 42.3030, -83.3568 · click any tract to drill in

Why Norwayne scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

21.3% poverty · this tract

5.3

Supply constraint

$1,103 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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 Norwayne compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

54%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
67%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Norwayne. 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.

15.3%Housing insecurity
11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
19.9%Food insecurity
19.0%SNAP enrollment
10.4%Transit barriers
8.3%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
35.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Norwayne

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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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 15.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% 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 26163565800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163565800?

Census tract 26163565800 in the Norwayne neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 26163565800?

Median gross rent is $1,103/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163565800?

21.3% of residents in tract 26163565800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,687.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163565800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 60th, minority 20th, housing 67th.

Is tract 26163565800 considered part of Norwayne?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163565800 fall within Norwayne (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163565800 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.3% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163565800 compare to Westland overall?

Tract 26163565800 scores 4.9/10, higher than 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.