Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Boughey Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Traverse City
Tract 26055551301 · Grand Traverse County, MI · pop 1,609 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 26055551301 covers the Boughey Hill area of Traverse City, home to 1,609 residents. For landlords it grades 5.1/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #48,557 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $674 a month while the average household earns $32,716 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 48%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units771
Renter share70.8%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate26.9%
Median income$32,716
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
79
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Traverse City and the region
Centroid at 44.7362, -85.6388 · click any tract to drill in
Why Boughey Hill scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Traverse City
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
26.9% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$674 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Traverse City
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Traverse City
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Traverse City
3.2
How Boughey Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 11%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Boughey Hill. 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.
- 15.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.7%Food insecurity
- 26.3%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 20.9%Frequent mental distress
- 41.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Boughey Hill
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Traverse City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Grand Traverse County average of 5.2 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26055551301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26055551301?
Census tract 26055551301 in the Boughey Hill 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26055551301?
Median gross rent is $674/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26055551301?
26.9% of residents in tract 26055551301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,609.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26055551301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 61th, minority 11th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 26055551301 considered part of Boughey Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26055551301 fall within Boughey Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26055551301 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.2% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26055551301 compare to Traverse City overall?
Tract 26055551301 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Traverse City at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Traverse City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Traverse City
Top eight tracts in Traverse City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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