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

Morley Area Residents Association Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dearborn

Tract 26163579900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 5,850 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 26163579900, home to 5,850 residents in the Morley Area Residents Association area of Dearborn, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 94th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,215 monthly, set against $81,528 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 17% Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,541
Renter share38.2%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate17.4%
Median income$81,528

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Morley Area Residents Association
Very Low
Within parent city
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 31 tracts In Dearborn
Low
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#369 of 625 tracts In Wayne County
Moderate
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#1,048 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dearborn and the region

Centroid at 42.3202, -83.2374 · click any tract to drill in

Why Morley Area Residents Association scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
17.4% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,215 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dearborn
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dearborn
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dearborn
8.5

How Morley Area Residents Association compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Morley Area Residents Association risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 579900Dearborn: 3.43.4Dearbornparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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 Morley Area Residents Association. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Morley Area Residents Association

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 8.5/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 26163579900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163579900?

Census tract 26163579900 in the Morley Area Residents Association 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26163579900?

Median gross rent is $1,215/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163579900?

17.4% of residents in tract 26163579900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,850.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163579900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 45th, minority 28th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 26163579900 considered part of Morley Area Residents Association?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163579900 fall within Morley Area Residents Association (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 26163579900 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.9% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26163579900 compare to Dearborn overall?

Tract 26163579900 scores 4.2/10, 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 26163579900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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 Dearborn

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

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