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Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Traverse City Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26055551303 · Grand Traverse County, MI · pop 2,851 · 10% of tract blocks fall in Traverse City

Census tract 26055551303 sits in Traverse City, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $982 monthly, set against $33,381 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 24% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,374
Renter share47.4%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate28.4%
Median income$33,381

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 8 tracts In Traverse City
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 23 tracts In Grand Traverse County
Very High
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#526 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
High
National
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#20,889 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Traverse City and the region

Centroid at 44.7240, -85.5933 · click any tract to drill in

Why Traverse City scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
28.4% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$982 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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 Traverse City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Traverse City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 551303Traverse City: 3.03.0Traverse Cityparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Traverse City

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.1/10. 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 above the Grand Traverse County average of 5.2 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 78th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26055551303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26055551303?

Census tract 26055551303 in Traverse City scores 5.3/10 (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 26055551303?

Median gross rent is $982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26055551303?

28.4% of residents in tract 26055551303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,851.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26055551303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 74th, household 71th, minority 8th, housing 91th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26055551303 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.9% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26055551303 compare to Traverse City overall?

Tract 26055551303 scores 5.3/10, 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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