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Eviction Risk in Vassar Park , Burton

1 census tracts · pop 5,344 · pop-weighted composite 5.9/10 · range 5.9–5.9

Vassar Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Burton with 1 census tract and a population of 5,344 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 28% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 11% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,093/month sits 8% higher than the Burton citywide median ($1,009).

Eviction Risk
5.9
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
28%
11% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,093
Median household income
$81,536
10.5% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Vassar Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Vassar Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Vassar Park: 5.95.9Vassar ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 6.56.5Parent cityhost cityState: 5.85.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · MI
Burton
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 8.0K
Peer · MI
Lake Fenton
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 6.8K
Peer · MI
Carriage Town
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 10.6K
Peer · MI
Civic Park
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
8 tracts · pop. 16.4K
Comparison

Vassar Park vs Burton

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.9 -9%
Burton: 6.5
Rent burden
27.8% -10%
Burton: 30.8%
Median gross rent
$1,093 +8%
Burton: $1,009
Median HH income
$81,536 +41%
Burton: $57,767
Poverty rate
10.5% -38%
Burton: 17.1%
Renter share
20.0% -16%
Burton: 23.9%
Where

Tract centroids in Vassar Park

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 5,230 residents across all tracts in Vassar Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 2% White (non-Hispanic): 80.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 9.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.3% Other / Multiracial: 8.3%
  • Hispanic / Latino 2%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 80.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 9.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.3%
  • Other / Multiracial 8.3%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Vassar Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
26049011503 5.9 5,344 28% $1,093
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 51

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 43%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 50%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Vassar Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Vassar Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Vassar Park?

Vassar Park scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Vassar Park compare to Burton overall?

Vassar Park scores 0.6 points lower than Burton overall (6.5/10). Rent burden: 28% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,093 vs $1,009.

What is the median rent in Vassar Park?

Median gross rent in Vassar Park is $1,093/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Vassar Park residents are renters?

20% of Vassar Park households are renter-occupied (vs 24% in Burton). The neighborhood has 5,344 residents.

Is Vassar Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Vassar Park sits in the 51th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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