2 census tracts · pop 2,582 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.5–7.8
Red Cedar spans 2 census tracts of East Lansing, MI, population 2,582. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.8/10, in the Elevated tier. 41% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The poverty rate is 47%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The dominant input is economic stress at 9.8/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. At $960 a month, rents sit 18% under what the rest of East Lansing commands.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for about half of renter households. That places it #1 of 14 neighborhoods in East Lansing. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $40,600.
With little internal variation, 7.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Red Cedar vs East LansingHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Red Cedar
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.3%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility shutoff threat
24.0%Food insecurity
22.8%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
31.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Red Cedar
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Red Cedar?
Red Cedar scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Red Cedar compare to East Lansing overall?
Red Cedar scores 1.4 points higher than East Lansing overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $960 vs $1,171.
Q3
What is the average rent in Red Cedar?
Average gross rent in Red Cedar is $960/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Red Cedar residents are renters?
76% of Red Cedar households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in East Lansing). The neighborhood has 2,582 residents.
Q5
Is Red Cedar a high social-vulnerability area?
Red Cedar sits in the 44th 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
Which tracts in Red Cedar have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Red Cedar is census tract 26065004403 (score 7.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.5 to 7.8, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Red Cedar for landlords?
Red Cedar carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Red Cedar?
Red Cedar has 2,795 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
