Neighborhood · Flint, MI

Carriage Town Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 10,562 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.4–5.8

Carriage Town is a black-white neighborhood in Flint with 5 census tracts and a population of 10,562 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 28% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $890/month sits 3% lower than the Flint citywide average ($915).

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

5 tracts · population-weighted

Carriage Town vs Flint How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

47.6% +39%

Flint: 34.3%

Average gross rent

$890 -3%

Flint: $915

Average HH income

$44,642 +23%

Flint: $36,194

Poverty rate

34.8% +1%

Flint: 34.4%

Renter share

42.7% -8%

Flint: 46.2%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Carriage Town and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 5.4–5.8

Why Carriage Town scores 5.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts

3.3

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts

6.0

Rent control risk

48% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

43% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts

5.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Economic stress

34.8% below poverty line · Range 6.3–10.0 across tracts

8.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.8 across tracts

4.1

Risk score comparison

Carriage Town vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Carriage Town?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.4 points from 5.4 to 5.8. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.4

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

5 tracts in Carriage Town

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
26049002800	5.8	2,192	40%	$766
26049001500	5.8	1,126	57%	$710
26049003700	5.7	2,146	57%	$995
26049001400	5.7	1,169	52%	$521
26049001600	5.4	3,929	43%	$1,064

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 78%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 53%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 67%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 78%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carriage Town

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

25.9%Housing insecurity
21.7%Utility shutoff threat
35.6%Food insecurity
38.7%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
41.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Carriage Town

What is the eviction-risk score for Carriage Town?

Carriage Town scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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.

How does Carriage Town compare to Flint overall?

Carriage Town scores 1.4 points higher than Flint overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $890 vs $915.

What is the average rent in Carriage Town?

Average gross rent in Carriage Town is $890/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Carriage Town residents are renters?

43% of Carriage Town households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Flint). The neighborhood has 10,562 residents.

Is Carriage Town a high social-vulnerability area?

Carriage Town sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Carriage Town have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Carriage Town is census tract 26049002800 (score 5.8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.4 to 5.8, a spread of 0.4 points.

How safe is Carriage Town for landlords?

Carriage Town carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Flint as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Carriage Town?

Carriage Town has 10,668 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (45%), White (non-Hispanic) (44.3%), Other / Multiracial (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Carriage Town

5.7 Civic Park 8 tracts · pop 16,376 5.5 East Village Neighborhood 6 tracts · pop 11,508 5.8 Brownell Holmes 8 tracts · pop 15,297 5 Burton 3 tracts · pop 7,991 5.2 Beecher 2 tracts · pop 5,682 2 Lake Fenton 2 tracts · pop 6,829

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Flint

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Carriage Town.

5.6 Civic Park 8 tracts · pop 16,376 5.4 East Village Neighborhood 6 tracts · pop 11,508 5.8 Brownell Holmes 8 tracts · pop 15,297

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