Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Oakwood Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dearborn
Tract 26163578500 · Wayne County, MI · pop 6,636 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
For landlords sizing up the Oakwood Heights neighborhood of Dearborn, census tract 26163578500 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.6/10. On the national scale it ranks #904 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 82% of renter households, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,540 a month while the average household earns $42,719 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,363
Renter share30.6%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate28.0%
Median income$42,719
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dearborn and the region
Centroid at 42.2868, -83.1758 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oakwood Heights scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
28.0% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$1,540 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dearborn
8.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dearborn
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dearborn
9.1
How Oakwood Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
- 32%Grade C
- 35%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 Oakwood Heights. 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.
- 23.9%Housing insecurity
- 18.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.5%Food insecurity
- 36.3%SNAP enrollment
- 17.4%Transit barriers
- 14.5%No health insurance
- 24.1%Frequent mental distress
- 42.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oakwood Heights
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 9.1/10. 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 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 83rd 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.
This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 35% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.
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 26163578500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163578500?
Census tract 26163578500 in the Oakwood Heights neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26163578500?
Median gross rent is $1,540/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26163578500?
28.0% of residents in tract 26163578500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,636.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26163578500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 84th, minority 56th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 26163578500 considered part of Oakwood Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163578500 fall within Oakwood Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26163578500 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.9% 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. 18.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26163578500 compare to Dearborn overall?
Tract 26163578500 scores 5.7/10, higher 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.
Q8
Was tract 26163578500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 35% 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.
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