1 census tracts · pop 3,532 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10
· range 7.8–7.8
Tamarisk is a one-tract neighborhood of East Lansing, MI, population 3,532. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.8/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 30% 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. Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.5/10.
Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 65% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
Cost burden runs 57% against 51.0% citywide, putting Tamarisk 6.0% over its own city. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. That places it #1 of 14 neighborhoods in East Lansing.
For a like-for-like read, Brook-Lane and Hawk Nest score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,122, close to the East Lansing average.
One tract means one number: 7.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tamarisk vs East LansingHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tamarisk
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.0%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility shutoff threat
11.6%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
26.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Tamarisk
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tamarisk?
Tamarisk scores 7.8/10 (Elevated 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 Tamarisk compare to East Lansing overall?
Tamarisk scores 1.4 points higher than East Lansing overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $1,122 vs $1,171.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tamarisk?
Average gross rent in Tamarisk is $1,122/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tamarisk residents are renters?
65% of Tamarisk households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in East Lansing). The neighborhood has 3,532 residents.
Q5
Is Tamarisk a high social-vulnerability area?
Tamarisk sits in the 36th 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 Tamarisk for landlords?
Tamarisk carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Tamarisk?
Tamarisk has 3,347 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.2%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
