Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Volks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dearborn Heights
Tract 26163570100 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,671 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 7.4/10 for census tract 26163570100 reflects conditions in Volks in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. On the national scale it ranks #1,668 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,174 monthly, set against $50,595 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,818
Renter share71.5%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate27.3%
Median income$50,595
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dearborn Heights and the region
Centroid at 42.3027, -83.2957 · click any tract to drill in
Why Volks scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dearborn Heights
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
27.3% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$1,174 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dearborn Heights
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dearborn Heights
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dearborn Heights
8.7
How Volks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 81%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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
- 97%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 Volks. 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.
- 25.4%Housing insecurity
- 19.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.0%Food insecurity
- 32.8%SNAP enrollment
- 16.5%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 22.9%Frequent mental distress
- 35.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Volks
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Dearborn Heights 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 Black and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.8% 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 26163570100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163570100?
Census tract 26163570100 in the Volks neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163570100?
Median gross rent is $1,174/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163570100?
27.3% of residents in tract 26163570100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,671.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163570100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 81th, minority 84th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 26163570100 considered part of Volks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163570100 fall within Volks (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163570100 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.4% 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. 19.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163570100 compare to Dearborn Heights overall?
Tract 26163570100 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Dearborn Heights at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dearborn Heights eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26163570100 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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Top eight tracts in Dearborn Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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