Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Brook-Lane Eviction Risk: Elevated , East Lansing

Tract 26065004302 · Ingham County, MI · pop 2,225 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Here is how census tract 26065004302, in the Brook-Lane neighborhood of East Lansing eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.9/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,225. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,103 a month while the average household earns $14,775 a year, roughly 90% of income at the averages. Renters make up 100% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 63% Stable renters 37% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units1,412

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate76.8%

Median income$14,775

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Lansing and the region

Centroid at 42.7276, -84.4594 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brook-Lane scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from East Lansing

6.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

76.8% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,103 rent vs county FMR

4.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from East Lansing

9.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from East Lansing

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from East Lansing

9.5

How Brook-Lane compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

75%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
95%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
70%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

21.2%Housing insecurity
18.3%Utility-shutoff threat
38.4%Food insecurity
40.4%SNAP enrollment
24.9%Transit barriers
10.9%No health insurance
30.7%Frequent mental distress
43.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brook-Lane

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $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 East Lansing eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Ingham County average of 6.2 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26065004302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065004302?

Census tract 26065004302 in the Brook-Lane neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26065004302?

Median gross rent is $1,103/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26065004302?

76.8% of residents in tract 26065004302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,225.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26065004302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 1th, minority 57th, housing 95th.

Is tract 26065004302 considered part of Brook-Lane?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065004302 fall within Brook-Lane (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26065004302 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.2% 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. 18.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26065004302 compare to East Lansing overall?

Tract 26065004302 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of East Lansing at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Lansing eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26065004302 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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