Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Burton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26049011502 · Genesee County, MI · pop 3,410
Burton in Genesee County anchors census tract 26049011502, which lands at 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #6,916 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $919 monthly, set against $54,817 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.9
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 county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
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 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.5%Food insecurity
- 18.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.6%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 38.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Burton
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 7.3/10. 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 Burton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Genesee County average of 6.0 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26049011502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049011502?
Census tract 26049011502 in Burton scores 4.9/10 (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 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Burton at 3.3/10. 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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