Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Boynton Eviction Risk: Moderate , River Rouge

Tract 26163579501 · Wayne County, MI · pop 1,788 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 26163579501 reflects conditions in the Boynton neighborhood of River Rouge, Michigan. That is riskier than about 94% of US census tracts.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $847 a month against an average household income of $34,517 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 26% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units649

Renter share45.1%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate35.9%

Median income$34,517

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across River Rouge and the region

Centroid at 42.2572, -83.1407 · click any tract to drill in

Why Boynton scores 5.7

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

35.9% poverty · this tract

9.0

Supply constraint

$847 rent vs county FMR

1.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from River Rouge

5.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from River Rouge

7.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from River Rouge

7.2

How Boynton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

91%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
48%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
76%Grade C
10%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.

35.3%Housing insecurity
28.7%Utility-shutoff threat
51.2%Food insecurity
56.2%SNAP enrollment
26.2%Transit barriers
20.6%No health insurance
27.6%Frequent mental distress
51.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Boynton

The heaviest input here is 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 35.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 28.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 10% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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 26163579501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163579501?

Census tract 26163579501 in the Boynton 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26163579501?

Median gross rent is $847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163579501?

35.9% of residents in tract 26163579501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,788.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163579501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 81th, minority 82th, housing 48th.

Is tract 26163579501 considered part of Boynton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163579501 fall within Boynton (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163579501 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.3% 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. 28.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163579501 compare to River Rouge overall?

Tract 26163579501 scores 5.7/10, 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 26163579501 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. 10% 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.