Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Dearborn Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163573000 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,853

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 26163573000 in Dearborn Heights ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,853 residents. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

19% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,203 monthly, set against $138,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%

Tract context

Occupied units743

Renter share4.2%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$138,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dearborn Heights and the region

Centroid at 42.3228, -83.2991 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dearborn Heights scores 2.6

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

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$2,203 rent vs county FMR

10.0

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 Dearborn Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

30%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
40%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

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.

8.3%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
6.0%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
26.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dearborn Heights

What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer 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 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163573000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163573000?

Census tract 26163573000 in Dearborn Heights scores 2.6/10 (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 26163573000?

Median gross rent is $2,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163573000?

6.8% of residents in tract 26163573000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,853.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163573000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 15th, minority 25th, housing 40th.

What share of households in tract 26163573000 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163573000 compare to Dearborn Heights overall?

Tract 26163573000 scores 2.6/10, lower 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 26163573000 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.