Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Eaton Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26045021202 · Eaton County, MI · pop 3,416 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Eaton Rapids
Census tract 26045021202 covers Eaton Rapids in Eaton County, home to 3,416 residents. For landlords it grades 4.8/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,310 a month while the average household earns $93,669 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,202
Renter share3.7%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$93,669
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eaton Rapids and the region
Centroid at 42.4612, -84.6500 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eaton Rapids scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Eaton Rapids
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,310 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eaton Rapids
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eaton Rapids
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eaton Rapids
6.0
How Eaton Rapids compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 9%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%Housing & transportation
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)
- 75Total filings over 8 yrs
- 10.48%Avg annual filing rate
- 20.0%Peak (2013)
- 8Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 33% 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.
- 8.5%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.9%Food insecurity
- 8.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 5.4%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eaton Rapids
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Eaton Rapids, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Eaton County average of 5.5 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 75 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 10.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.0% of renter households in 2013.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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 26045021202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26045021202?
Census tract 26045021202 in Eaton Rapids scores 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 26045021202?
Median gross rent is $1,310/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26045021202?
3.0% of residents in tract 26045021202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,416.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26045021202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 27th, minority 9th, housing 26th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26045021202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 75 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26045021202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.48% of renter households, peaking at 20.0% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26045021202 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.5% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26045021202 compare to Eaton Rapids overall?
Tract 26045021202 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Eaton Rapids at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eaton Rapids; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Eaton Rapids
Top eight tracts in Eaton Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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