Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Norwayne Eviction Risk: Lower , Westland
Tract 26163565900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,414 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Norwayne area of Westland is where census tract 26163565900 sits, home to 2,414 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.8/10. That is riskier than about 68% of US census tracts.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,104 a month against an average household income of $76,673 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,035
Renter share22.4%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate7.5%
Median income$76,673
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
22
th percentile
Low
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westland and the region
Centroid at 42.3038, -83.3688 · click any tract to drill in
Why Norwayne scores 3.6
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
7.5% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,104 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: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 21%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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.
- 13.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.7%Food insecurity
- 14.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.5%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 below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and in line with 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 34th 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 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26163565900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163565900?
Census tract 26163565900 in the Norwayne neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 26163565900?
Median gross rent is $1,104/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163565900?
7.5% of residents in tract 26163565900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,414.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163565900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 66th, minority 48th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 26163565900 considered part of Norwayne?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163565900 fall within Norwayne (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163565900 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.8% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163565900 compare to Westland overall?
Tract 26163565900 scores 3.6/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Westland
Top eight tracts in Westland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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