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Southwestern Outer Drive Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dearborn

Tract 26163572700 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,563 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 6.1/10, tract 26163572700 in Southwestern Outer Drive in Dearborn ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,563 residents. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,241 a month while the average household earns $64,524 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 15% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units1,894

Renter share21.7%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate11.0%

Median income$64,524

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dearborn and the region

Centroid at 42.2756, -83.2606 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southwestern Outer Drive scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Dearborn

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

11.0% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$1,241 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Dearborn

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Dearborn

6.2

Housing court bias

Inherited from Dearborn

7.4

How Southwestern Outer Drive compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

54%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
15%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Southwestern Outer Drive. 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.

13.8%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
17.5%Food insecurity
15.8%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
33.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southwestern Outer Drive

The score leans hardest on 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 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 above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 26163572700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163572700?

Census tract 26163572700 in the Southwestern Outer Drive neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 26163572700?

Median gross rent is $1,241/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163572700?

11.0% of residents in tract 26163572700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,563.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163572700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 76th, minority 35th, housing 15th.

Is tract 26163572700 considered part of Southwestern Outer Drive?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163572700 fall within Southwestern Outer Drive (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163572700 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.8% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163572700 compare to Dearborn overall?

Tract 26163572700 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Dearborn at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dearborn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dearborn

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