Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Beecher Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26049010305 · Genesee County, MI · pop 4,308 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 26049010305, home to 4,308 residents in Beecher in Beecher, scores 7.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #3,650 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $976 a month against an average household income of $39,283 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 15% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,792

Renter share43.2%

SVI overall0.91

Poverty rate17.3%

Median income$39,283

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Beecher and the region

Centroid at 43.0968, -83.7117 · click any tract to drill in

Why Beecher scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Beecher

5.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

17.3% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$976 rent vs county FMR

4.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Beecher

8.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Beecher

9.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Beecher

9.0

How Beecher compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 91

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

91%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
19%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Beecher. 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.

31.6%Housing insecurity
26.3%Utility-shutoff threat
44.5%Food insecurity
49.6%SNAP enrollment
22.2%Transit barriers
11.9%No health insurance
24.0%Frequent mental distress
46.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Beecher

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Beecher, 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 31.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 26.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 26049010305

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049010305?

Census tract 26049010305 in the Beecher neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26049010305?

Median gross rent is $976/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26049010305?

17.3% of residents in tract 26049010305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,308.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26049010305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 98th, minority 82th, housing 50th.

Is tract 26049010305 considered part of Beecher?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26049010305 fall within Beecher (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26049010305 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.6% 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. 26.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26049010305 compare to Beecher overall?

Tract 26049010305 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Beecher at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Beecher; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26049010305 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 19% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Beecher

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