Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Sibley Eviction Risk: Lower , Riverview

Tract 26163594000 · Wayne County, MI · pop 2,405 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

How risky is Sibley in Riverview for landlords? Census tract 26163594000 scores 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 61st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $834 a month while the average household earns $64,083 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 23% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units1,257

Renter share34.8%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate14.3%

Median income$64,083

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Riverview and the region

Centroid at 42.1596, -83.1765 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sibley scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Riverview

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

14.3% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$834 rent vs county FMR

1.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Riverview

4.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Riverview

4.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Riverview

4.1

How Sibley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

28%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
19%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
6%Grade B
18%Grade C
8%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 Sibley. 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.

11.1%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
18.6%Frequent mental distress
33.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sibley

The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 4.1/10. 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 Riverview, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Wayne County average of 6.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 8% 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26163594000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26163594000?

Census tract 26163594000 in the Sibley neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower 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 26163594000?

Median gross rent is $834/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26163594000?

14.3% of residents in tract 26163594000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,405.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26163594000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 52th, minority 18th, housing 19th.

Is tract 26163594000 considered part of Sibley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26163594000 fall within Sibley (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26163594000 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.1% 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26163594000 compare to Riverview overall?

Tract 26163594000 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Riverview at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Riverview; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26163594000 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. 8% 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 Riverview

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