Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Boynton Eviction Risk: Elevated , River Rouge

Tract 26163578600 · Wayne County, MI · pop 6,003 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

26163578600 is a census tract in the Boynton area of Melvindale, MI. It scores 6/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 37%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 22% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units1,965

Renter share51.3%

SVI overall0.80

Poverty rate42.2%

Median income$36,073

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across River Rouge and the region

Centroid at 42.2757, -83.1777 · click any tract to drill in

Why Boynton scores 6

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

42.2% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$999 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from River Rouge

8.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from River Rouge

8.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from River Rouge

9.1

How Boynton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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

94%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
47%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
52%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.

26.5%Housing insecurity
20.9%Utility-shutoff threat
38.7%Food insecurity
41.5%SNAP enrollment
19.2%Transit barriers
15.3%No health insurance
24.8%Frequent mental distress
44.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Boynton

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation runs 41.5% against 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 9.7/10.

The poverty rate is 42%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running hot, housing-court posture reads 9.1/10. Cost burden runs 58% here against 46.6% across Wayne County.

Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income of $36,073, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against the Wayne County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.

Housing insecurity runs 26.5% against 14.2% nationally. At $999 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Melvindale commands. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Detroit. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163578600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163578600?

Census tract 26163578600 in the Boynton neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 26163578600?

Median gross rent is $999/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163578600?

42.2% of residents in tract 26163578600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,003.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163578600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 70th, minority 54th, housing 47th.

Is tract 26163578600 considered part of Boynton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163578600 fall within Boynton (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163578600 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.5% 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. 20.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163578600 compare to River Rouge overall?

Tract 26163578600 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of River Rouge at 5.5/10. 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 26163578600 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.