Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Dearborn Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163574800 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,512 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

Tract 26163574800 covers the Dearborn Hills area of Dearborn in Michigan. Home to 4,512 residents, it scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 24% of renter households, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $120,000 a year. About 2% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 1% Owners 99%

Tract context

Occupied units1,532

Renter share1.6%

SVI overall0.07

Poverty rate5.2%

Median income$120,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dearborn and the region

Centroid at 42.3073, -83.2748 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dearborn Hills scores 2.6

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

5.2% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Dearborn

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Dearborn

6.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Dearborn

8.5

How Dearborn Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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

28%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
12%Racial/ethnic minority
2%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

86%Grade A
1%Grade B
2%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 Dearborn Hills. 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.

6.9%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.0%SNAP enrollment
4.9%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
22.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Dearborn Hills

The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 8.5/10. 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 in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th 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.

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

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26163574800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163574800?

Census tract 26163574800 in the Dearborn Hills neighborhood 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 poverty rate in tract 26163574800?

5.2% of residents in tract 26163574800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,512.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163574800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 30th, minority 12th, housing 2th.

Is tract 26163574800 considered part of Dearborn Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163574800 fall within Dearborn Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163574800 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163574800 compare to Dearborn overall?

Tract 26163574800 scores 2.6/10, lower 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.

Was tract 26163574800 historically redlined?

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

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