Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Norwayne Eviction Risk: Lower , Westland

Tract 26163568400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,998 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 26163568400 runs through the Norwayne area of Westland. With 3,998 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,688 a month while the average household earns $77,783 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 11% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units1,404

Renter share15.7%

SVI overall0.36

Poverty rate8.2%

Median income$77,783

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Westland and the region

Centroid at 42.3024, -83.3807 · click any tract to drill in

Why Norwayne scores 3.6

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

8.2% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,688 rent vs county FMR

7.3

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: 36

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

46%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
20%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.

14.3%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
21.0%Frequent mental distress
32.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Norwayne

What moves this score most is 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 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 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.5% 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 26163568400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163568400?

Census tract 26163568400 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26163568400?

Median gross rent is $1,688/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163568400?

8.2% of residents in tract 26163568400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,998.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163568400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 54th, minority 40th, housing 20th.

Is tract 26163568400 considered part of Norwayne?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163568400 fall within Norwayne (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163568400 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163568400 compare to Westland overall?

Tract 26163568400 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westland

Top eight tracts in Westland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.