Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Creston Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lansing

Tract 26065000100 · Ingham County, MI · pop 1,775 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Creston neighborhood of Lansing is where census tract 26065000100 sits, home to 1,775 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #42,483 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,140 a month against an average household income of $52,905 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 12% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units838

Renter share16.1%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate11.8%

Median income$52,905

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansing and the region

Centroid at 42.7606, -84.5464 · click any tract to drill in

Why Creston scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lansing

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

11.8% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,140 rent vs county FMR

5.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lansing

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lansing

5.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lansing

4.5

How Creston compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

69%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
25%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
79%Grade C
13%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Creston. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

14.0%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
16.7%Food insecurity
14.4%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
32.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Creston

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.1/10. 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 Lansing eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 42nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26065000100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065000100?

Census tract 26065000100 in the Creston neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 26065000100?

Median gross rent is $1,140/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26065000100?

11.8% of residents in tract 26065000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,775.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26065000100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 14th, minority 61th, housing 25th.

Is tract 26065000100 considered part of Creston?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065000100 fall within Creston (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26065000100 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26065000100 compare to Lansing overall?

Tract 26065000100 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Lansing at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lansing eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26065000100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 13% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lansing

Top eight tracts in Lansing ranked by composite eviction-risk score.