2 census tracts · pop 6,642 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.1–5
Boughey Hill takes in 2 census tracts of Traverse City, MI, population 6,642. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Traverse City rate of 29.8%.
20% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
Average gross rent is $1,147, 15% above the Traverse City average of $995. For a like-for-like read, Traverse Heights and Oakwood score within a fraction of it. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.9 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $59,560. 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Boughey Hill vs Traverse CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority10%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Boughey Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
14.6%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
36.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Boughey Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Boughey Hill?
Boughey Hill scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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.
Q2
How does Boughey Hill compare to Traverse City overall?
Boughey Hill scores 0.7 points higher than Traverse City overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,147 vs $995.
Q3
What is the average rent in Boughey Hill?
Average gross rent in Boughey Hill is $1,147/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Boughey Hill residents are renters?
53% of Boughey Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Traverse City). The neighborhood has 6,642 residents.
Q5
Is Boughey Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Boughey Hill sits in the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Boughey Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Boughey Hill is census tract 26055551301 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Boughey Hill for landlords?
Boughey Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Traverse City as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Boughey Hill?
Boughey Hill has 6,642 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.3%), Other / Multiracial (4.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Traverse City
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Boughey Hill.
