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Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Charlotte Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26045020902 · Eaton County, MI · pop 4,301 · 94% of tract blocks fall in Charlotte

For landlords sizing up Charlotte, census tract 26045020902 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 57% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $847 monthly, set against $70,987 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 15% Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,764
Renter share22.8%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate10.0%
Median income$70,987

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Charlotte
Elevated
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 29 tracts In Eaton County
High
Within state
43 th percentile
Rank, 43rd percentileLowHigh
#1,691 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Moderate
National
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#54,934 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlotte and the region

Centroid at 42.5483, -84.8407 · click any tract to drill in

Why Charlotte scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Charlotte
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
10.0% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$847 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charlotte
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charlotte
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charlotte
5.2

How Charlotte compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Charlotte risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.23.2This tracttract 020902Charlotte: 3.13.1Charlotteparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 374Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 9.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.5%Peak (2016)
  • 50Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 260450209022010: 57 filings (12.05/100 renter HHs)2012: 60 filings (12.27/100 renter HHs)2013: 44 filings (9.00/100 renter HHs)2014: 44 filings (9.00/100 renter HHs)2015: 31 filings (6.34/100 renter HHs)2016: 62 filings (12.53/100 renter HHs)2017: 26 filings (5.25/100 renter HHs)2018: 50 filings (10.10/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Charlotte

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 Charlotte, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Eaton County average of 5.5 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26045020902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26045020902?

Census tract 26045020902 in Charlotte scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26045020902?

Median gross rent is $847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26045020902?

10.0% of residents in tract 26045020902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,301.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26045020902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 55th, minority 14th, housing 64th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26045020902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 374 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26045020902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.57% of renter households, peaking at 12.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 26045020902 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 26045020902 compare to Charlotte overall?

Tract 26045020902 scores 3.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Charlotte at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charlotte; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charlotte

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

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