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Far West Detroit Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dearborn Heights

Tract 26163571500 · Wayne County, MI · pop 5,209 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 6.7/10, tract 26163571500 in the Far West Detroit neighborhood of Dearborn Heights ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,209 residents. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.

About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,062 a month while the average household earns $47,941 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 28% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units1,732

Renter share41.2%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate33.2%

Median income$47,941

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dearborn Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.3319, -83.2466 · click any tract to drill in

Why Far West Detroit scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

33.2% poverty · this tract

8.3

Supply constraint

$1,062 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Dearborn Heights

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Dearborn Heights

6.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Dearborn Heights

7.4

How Far West Detroit compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

89%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
1%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%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 Far West Detroit. 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.

17.4%Housing insecurity
14.3%Utility-shutoff threat
24.1%Food insecurity
26.1%SNAP enrollment
13.0%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
23.1%Frequent mental distress
36.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Far West Detroit

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 about the same as 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.3% 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 26163571500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163571500?

Census tract 26163571500 in the Far West Detroit neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 26163571500?

Median gross rent is $1,062/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163571500?

33.2% of residents in tract 26163571500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,209.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163571500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 42th, minority 35th, housing 75th.

Is tract 26163571500 considered part of Far West Detroit?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163571500 fall within Far West Detroit (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163571500 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.4% 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. 14.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163571500 compare to Dearborn Heights overall?

Tract 26163571500 scores 5.8/10, 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.

Was tract 26163571500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dearborn Heights

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