1 census tracts · pop 3,902 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Pinecrest is a one-tract neighborhood of East Lansing, MI and houses 3,902 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 46%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.5/10. Against a East Lansing baseline of 51.0%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. 5.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Among the 14 mapped neighborhoods of East Lansing, it ranks #11 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Whitehills and South Neighborhood. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Average gross rent runs $1,138, close to the East Lansing average. 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pinecrest vs East LansingHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pinecrest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.6%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
5.0%No health insurance
24.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pinecrest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pinecrest?
Pinecrest scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Pinecrest compare to East Lansing overall?
Pinecrest scores 1.0 points lower than East Lansing overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $1,138 vs $1,171.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pinecrest?
Average gross rent in Pinecrest is $1,138/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pinecrest residents are renters?
36% of Pinecrest households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in East Lansing). The neighborhood has 3,902 residents.
Q5
Is Pinecrest a high social-vulnerability area?
Pinecrest sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Pinecrest for landlords?
Pinecrest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to East Lansing as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pinecrest?
Pinecrest has 3,842 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
