Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Volks Eviction Risk: Lower , Dearborn Heights

Tract 26163572400 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,547 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.5/10 for census tract 26163572400 reflects conditions in Volks in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,611 monthly, set against $86,607 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 11% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units510

Renter share17.8%

SVI overall0.33

Poverty rate11.8%

Median income$86,607

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dearborn Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.2967, -83.2881 · click any tract to drill in

Why Volks scores 3.8

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

11.8% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,611 rent vs county FMR

6.7

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 Volks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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

58%Socioeconomic
56%Household composition
3%Racial/ethnic minority
13%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
54%Grade C
46%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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Volks

What moves this score most is housing court bias at 7.4/10. 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 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd 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.

Part of this tract, about 46% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 26163572400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163572400?

Census tract 26163572400 in the Volks neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 26163572400?

Median gross rent is $1,611/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163572400?

11.8% of residents in tract 26163572400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,547.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163572400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 56th, minority 3th, housing 13th.

Is tract 26163572400 considered part of Volks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163572400 fall within Volks (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163572400 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163572400 compare to Dearborn Heights overall?

Tract 26163572400 scores 3.8/10, 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 26163572400 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. 46% 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.