Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Traverse Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Traverse City
Tract 26055551200 · Grand Traverse County, MI · pop 3,282 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Traverse Heights area of Traverse City anchors census tract 26055551200, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 50% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,334 monthly, set against $59,276 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,669
Renter share44.0%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$59,276
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Traverse City and the region
Centroid at 44.7476, -85.6089 · click any tract to drill in
Why Traverse Heights scores 3.3
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
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,334 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
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.
- 9.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.7%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Traverse Heights
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.7/10. 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 63rd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% 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 26055551200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26055551200?
Census tract 26055551200 in the Traverse Heights neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower 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 26055551200?
Median gross rent is $1,334/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26055551200?
7.2% of residents in tract 26055551200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,282.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26055551200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 50th, minority 21th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 26055551200 considered part of Traverse Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26055551200 fall within Traverse Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26055551200 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.4% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26055551200 compare to Traverse City overall?
Tract 26055551200 scores 3.3/10, 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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