Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Allen Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163577300 · Wayne County, MI · pop 3,294 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 26163577300 covers the Downtown Allen Park neighborhood of Allen Park, home to 3,294 residents. For landlords it grades 6.4/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,066 monthly, set against $60,956 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 13% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units1,409

Renter share22.7%

SVI overall0.50

Poverty rate14.4%

Median income$60,956

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Allen Park and the region

Centroid at 42.2482, -83.1958 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Allen Park scores 4.2

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

14.4% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$1,066 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Allen Park

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Allen Park

6.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Allen Park

7.4

How Downtown Allen Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

66%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
31%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
1%Grade B
96%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 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.

17.8%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
20.1%SNAP enrollment
11.4%Transit barriers
11.9%No health insurance
21.3%Frequent mental distress
34.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Allen Park

The heaviest input here is 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 Allen Park eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 26163577300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163577300?

Census tract 26163577300 in the Downtown Allen Park neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 26163577300?

Median gross rent is $1,066/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163577300?

14.4% of residents in tract 26163577300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,294.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163577300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 37th, minority 54th, housing 31th.

Is tract 26163577300 considered part of Downtown Allen Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163577300 fall within Downtown Allen Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163577300 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.8% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163577300 compare to Allen Park overall?

Tract 26163577300 scores 4.2/10, higher 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.

Was tract 26163577300 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 Allen Park

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