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Far West Detroit Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dearborn Heights

Tract 26163571600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,587 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.2/10 for census tract 26163571600 reflects conditions in the Far West Detroit area of Dearborn Heights, Michigan. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $340 a month against an average household income of $31,111 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 23% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units702
Renter share56.7%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate34.6%
Median income$31,111

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Far West Detroit
High
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 16 tracts In Dearborn Heights
Very High
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#201 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Elevated
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#319 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dearborn Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.3351, -83.2659 · 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
34.6% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$340 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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.
Far West Detroit risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 571600Dearborn Heights: 3.43.4Dearborn Heightsparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

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

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.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Far West Detroit

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 81st 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.

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 26163571600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163571600?

Census tract 26163571600 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163571600?

Median gross rent is $340/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163571600?

34.6% of residents in tract 26163571600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,587.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163571600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 97th, minority 21th, housing 84th.
Q5

Is tract 26163571600 considered part of Far West Detroit?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163571600 fall within Far West Detroit (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163571600 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.2% 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. 13.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163571600 compare to Dearborn Heights overall?

Tract 26163571600 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.
Q8

Was tract 26163571600 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.

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