Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Traverse Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Traverse City
Tract 26055551200 · Grand Traverse County, MI · pop 3,282 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
With a score of 4/10, tract 26055551200 in the Traverse Heights area of Traverse City, MI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,282 residents. At $1,334 a month, rents run 34% over what the rest of Traverse City commands.
Risk score
4
Moderate
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
53
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 4
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 main counterweight is economic stress at 1.8/10. 17% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Cost burden runs 50% here against 43.0% across Grand Traverse County.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.5/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.5/10.
That is riskier than roughly 42% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Grand Traverse County average of 3.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $59,276.
44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 4/10 (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 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 4/10, higher than the parent city of Traverse City at 3.6/10. 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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