1 census tracts · pop 3,167 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Echo Valley is a one-tract neighborhood of Waverly, MI, population 3,167. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.8/10. about one in five of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, under the Waverly rate of 25.3%. The filing record is not thin: 475 evictions logged in this tract.
The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 12.0% of renter households. Judgments average 2.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Oak Ridge and Waverly score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,164, close to the Waverly average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $68,385.
37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Echo Valley vs WaverlyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Echo Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
475Total filings (sum)
8.06%Avg annual filing rate
12.0%Peak year (2018)
12.04%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Echo Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.5%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility shutoff threat
11.6%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
30.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Echo Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Echo Valley?
Echo Valley scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Echo Valley compare to Waverly overall?
Echo Valley scores 0.2 points higher than Waverly overall (4/10). Renters spend 20% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,164 vs $1,170.
Q3
What is the average rent in Echo Valley?
Average gross rent in Echo Valley is $1,164/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Echo Valley residents are renters?
37% of Echo Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Waverly). The neighborhood has 3,167 residents.
Q5
Is Echo Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Echo Valley sits in the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Echo Valley for landlords?
Echo Valley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Waverly as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Echo Valley?
Echo Valley has 3,338 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.6%), Hispanic / Latino (10.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
