Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Eaton Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26045021301 · Eaton County, MI · pop 2,991 · 76% of tract blocks fall in Eaton Rapids
Eaton Rapids is where census tract 26045021301 sits, home to 2,991 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #18,787 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $995 a month against an average household income of $60,807 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,317
Renter share39.6%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$60,807
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eaton Rapids and the region
Centroid at 42.5227, -84.6516 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eaton Rapids scores 3.1
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
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$995 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 245Total filings over 8 yrs
- 8.53%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.3%Peak (2018)
- 52Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 126% 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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.4%Food insecurity
- 16.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 33.6%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 above the Eaton County average of 5.5 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 245 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 8.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.3% of renter households in 2018.
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 26045021301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26045021301?
Census tract 26045021301 in Eaton Rapids scores 3.1/10 (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 26045021301?
Median gross rent is $995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26045021301?
10.6% of residents in tract 26045021301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,991.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26045021301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 45th, minority 18th, housing 60th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26045021301?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 245 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26045021301 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.53% of renter households, peaking at 13.3% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26045021301 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26045021301 compare to Eaton Rapids overall?
Tract 26045021301 scores 3.1/10, higher 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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