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Census Tract · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

Burton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26049011502 · Genesee County, MI · pop 3,410

26049011502 is a census tract in Burton, MI. It scores 5.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,410. The severe-burden share is 47%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 5% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,451
Renter share10.8%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate23.1%
Median income$54,817

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 8 tracts In Burton
High
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#49 of 134 tracts In Genesee County
Elevated
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#712 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,336 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Burton and the region

Centroid at 43.0150, -83.6061 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burton scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Burton
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
23.1% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$919 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burton
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burton
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burton
7.3

How Burton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Burton risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.2This tracttract 0115024.0Burtonparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

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 Burton

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10. The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Cost burden runs 52% here against 45.3% across Genesee County. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.3/10. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.3/10.

It sits 0.9 points above the Genesee County average of 4.3. Average gross rent is $919, 9% below the Burton average.

Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $54,817.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 26049011502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049011502?

Census tract 26049011502 in Burton scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 26049011502?

Median gross rent is $919/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26049011502?

23.1% of residents in tract 26049011502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,410.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26049011502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 16th, minority 24th, housing 6th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26049011502 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.0% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26049011502 compare to Burton overall?

Tract 26049011502 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Burton at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Burton

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

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