Within neighborhood
22
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Norwayne Eviction Risk: Lower , Westland
Tract 26163566800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,851 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the Norwayne neighborhood of Westland, census tract 26163566800 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #29,884 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 16% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,254 a month against an average household income of $79,398 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,241
Renter share30.9%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$79,398
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westland and the region
Centroid at 42.2737, -83.3703 · click any tract to drill in
Why Norwayne scores 3.7
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
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,254 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 66%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%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
- 50%Grade C
- 50%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.
- 16.0%Housing insecurity
- 11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.9%Food insecurity
- 18.6%SNAP enrollment
- 10.5%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 32.4%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 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.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of C ("Hazardous") across 50% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% 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 26163566800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163566800?
Census tract 26163566800 in the Norwayne neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 26163566800?
Median gross rent is $1,254/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163566800?
11.5% of residents in tract 26163566800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,851.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163566800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 38th, minority 56th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 26163566800 considered part of Norwayne?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163566800 fall within Norwayne (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163566800 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.0% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163566800 compare to Westland overall?
Tract 26163566800 scores 3.7/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 26163566800 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. 50% 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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Highest-risk tracts in Westland
Top eight tracts in Westland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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