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Neighborhood · Lansing, MI

Lansing-Eaton Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,681 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 5.4–5.4

Lansing-Eaton is a one-tract neighborhood of Lansing, MI, population 4,681. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 30.1% citywide, putting Lansing-Eaton 20.8% over its own city.

The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

The filing record is not thin: 2,154 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

The worst year on record was 2017, when filings touched 43.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 39.6% in 2018 against a 43.0% peak. Among the 30 mapped neighborhoods of Lansing, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

For a like-for-like read, Churchill Downs and New Neighbors United score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Average gross rent runs $1,045, close to the Lansing average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $58,229.

33% 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. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lansing-Eaton vs Lansing How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.9% +69%
Lansing: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$1,045 +5%
Lansing: $993
Average HH income
$58,229 +12%
Lansing: $52,170
Poverty rate
16.0% -20%
Lansing: 19.9%
Renter share
32.6% -29%
Lansing: 46.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansing-Eaton and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.4–5.4

Why Lansing-Eaton scores 5.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Rent control risk
51% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
33% renter households · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Economic stress
16.0% below poverty line · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Risk score comparison

Lansing-Eaton vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Lansing-Eaton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.4Lansing-EatonNeighborhood4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Lansing-Eaton

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26045020202 5.4 4,681 51% $1,045
Frequently asked

About Lansing-Eaton

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Lansing-Eaton?

Lansing-Eaton 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 Lansing-Eaton compare to Lansing overall?

Lansing-Eaton scores 1.4 points higher than Lansing overall (4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,045 vs $993.
Q3

What is the average rent in Lansing-Eaton?

Average gross rent in Lansing eviction risk-Eaton is $1,045/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Lansing-Eaton residents are renters?

33% of Lansing-Eaton households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Lansing). The neighborhood has 4,681 residents.
Q5

How safe is Lansing-Eaton for landlords?

Lansing eviction risk-Eaton 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 Lansing as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q6

What is the demographic breakdown of Lansing-Eaton?

Lansing-Eaton has 4,429 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (43.5%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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