1 census tracts · pop 1,213 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
River Trail Neighborhood is a one-tract neighborhood of East Lansing, MI and houses 1,213 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5/10, in the Moderate tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 9.5/10.
22.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. That places it #12 of 14 neighborhoods in East Lansing.
The closest comparables inside the same city are South Neighborhood and Brody Neighborhood.
One tract means one number: 5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
River Trail Neighborhood vs East LansingHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Eviction-adjacent indicators in River Trail Neighborhood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.9%Housing insecurity
22.2%Utility shutoff threat
44.7%Food insecurity
48.3%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
46.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About River Trail Neighborhood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for River Trail Neighborhood?
River Trail Neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 River Trail Neighborhood compare to East Lansing overall?
River Trail Neighborhood scores 1.4 points lower than East Lansing overall (6.4/10).
Q3
How safe is River Trail Neighborhood for landlords?
River Trail Neighborhood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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.
Q4
What is the demographic breakdown of River Trail Neighborhood?
River Trail Neighborhood has 1,235 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.4%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
