Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Downtown Wyandotte Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26163580900 · Wayne County, MI · pop 4,050 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

With a score of 6.3/10, tract 26163580900 in the Downtown Wyandotte area of Wyandotte ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,050 residents. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,199 monthly, set against $64,224 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 11% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,654

Renter share22.9%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate13.1%

Median income$64,224

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wyandotte and the region

Centroid at 42.1928, -83.1725 · click any tract to drill in

Why Downtown Wyandotte scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wyandotte

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

13.1% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,199 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wyandotte

4.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wyandotte

5.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wyandotte

5.6

How Downtown Wyandotte compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

47%Socioeconomic
95%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
10%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
98%Grade C
1%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 Wyandotte. 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.

13.3%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
17.6%Food insecurity
16.6%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
20.6%Frequent mental distress
33.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Downtown Wyandotte

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.9/10. 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 Wyandotte 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 43rd 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 26163580900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163580900?

Census tract 26163580900 in the Downtown Wyandotte neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 26163580900?

Median gross rent is $1,199/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163580900?

13.1% of residents in tract 26163580900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,050.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163580900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 95th, minority 27th, housing 10th.

Is tract 26163580900 considered part of Downtown Wyandotte?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163580900 fall within Downtown Wyandotte (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163580900 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163580900 compare to Wyandotte overall?

Tract 26163580900 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Wyandotte at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wyandotte eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163580900 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. 1% 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 Wyandotte

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