Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Boynton Eviction Risk: Moderate , River Rouge

Tract 26163577000 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,637 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

In Boynton in River Rouge, census tract 26163577000 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 94% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $917 a month against an average household income of $50,087 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 35% Owners 44%

Tract context

Occupied units1,735

Renter share55.7%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate40.4%

Median income$50,087

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across River Rouge and the region

Centroid at 42.2522, -83.1671 · click any tract to drill in

Why Boynton scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from River Rouge

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

40.4% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$917 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from River Rouge

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from River Rouge

6.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from River Rouge

7.4

How Boynton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

81%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
87%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
100%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 Boynton. 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.

28.9%Housing insecurity
22.6%Utility-shutoff threat
41.3%Food insecurity
43.7%SNAP enrollment
20.1%Transit barriers
17.0%No health insurance
23.7%Frequent mental distress
44.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Boynton

The score leans hardest on economic stress 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 River Rouge, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

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

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 26163577000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163577000?

Census tract 26163577000 in the Boynton neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 26163577000?

Median gross rent is $917/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163577000?

40.4% of residents in tract 26163577000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,637.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163577000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 82th, minority 78th, housing 87th.

Is tract 26163577000 considered part of Boynton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163577000 fall within Boynton (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163577000 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.9% 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. 22.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163577000 compare to River Rouge overall?

Tract 26163577000 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of River Rouge at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from River Rouge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163577000 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. 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 River Rouge

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