Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Allen Park Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26163576200 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,349 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26163576200 (the Downtown Allen Park area of Allen Park, Michigan) comes in at 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 64% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $961 a month while the average household earns $83,075 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 11% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units1,023

Renter share19.2%

SVI overall0.03

Poverty rate2.6%

Median income$83,075

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Allen Park and the region

Centroid at 42.2622, -83.2247 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Allen Park scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Allen Park

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

2.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$961 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Allen Park

4.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Allen Park

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Allen Park

4.1

How Downtown Allen Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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

14%Socioeconomic
7%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Downtown Allen Park. 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.

9.6%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
17.4%Frequent mental distress
26.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Allen Park

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 4.6/10. 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 Allen Park 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 3rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 26163576200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163576200?

Census tract 26163576200 in the Downtown Allen Park neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 26163576200?

Median gross rent is $961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163576200?

2.6% of residents in tract 26163576200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,349.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163576200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 7th, minority 20th, housing 5th.

Is tract 26163576200 considered part of Downtown Allen Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163576200 fall within Downtown Allen Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163576200 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.6% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163576200 compare to Allen Park overall?

Tract 26163576200 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Allen Park at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allen Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Allen Park

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