Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Norwayne Eviction Risk: Moderate , Westland

Tract 26163566400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,082 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 26163566400 covers the Norwayne neighborhood of Westland, home to 1,082 residents. For landlords it grades 6.9/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $984 a month against an average household income of $43,816 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 23% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units446

Renter share64.6%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate22.1%

Median income$43,816

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westland and the region

Centroid at 42.2851, -83.3657 · click any tract to drill in

Why Norwayne scores 5

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

22.1% poverty · this tract

5.5

Supply constraint

$984 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Westland

6.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Westland

8.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Westland

6.8

How Norwayne compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

80%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
58%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
7%Grade C
3%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 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.

19.7%Housing insecurity
15.1%Utility-shutoff threat
24.3%Food insecurity
24.3%SNAP enrollment
12.9%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
21.5%Frequent mental distress
33.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Norwayne

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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.

Part of this tract, about 3% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 68th 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.

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 26163566400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163566400?

Census tract 26163566400 in the Norwayne neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 26163566400?

Median gross rent is $984/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163566400?

22.1% of residents in tract 26163566400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,082.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163566400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 31th, minority 65th, housing 58th.

Is tract 26163566400 considered part of Norwayne?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163566400 fall within Norwayne (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163566400 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.7% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163566400 compare to Westland overall?

Tract 26163566400 scores 5/10, 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.

Was tract 26163566400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 3% 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.

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