2 census tracts · pop 6,131 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.9–5.4
Marscot is a 2-tract neighborhood of Lansing, MI and houses 6,131 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Lansing baseline of 30.1%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 30%. 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 poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
14.9% 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. Food insecurity affects 26.3% of adults, 8.5 points above the national rate.
Among the 30 mapped neighborhoods of Lansing, it ranks #13 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Fairview and Groesbeck.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $989, close to the Lansing average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $48,640. 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 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
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Marscot vs LansingHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Marscot
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.3%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility shutoff threat
26.2%Food insecurity
27.0%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
36.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Marscot
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Marscot?
Marscot scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Marscot compare to Lansing overall?
Marscot scores 1.1 points higher than Lansing overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $989 vs $993.
Q3
What is the average rent in Marscot?
Average gross rent in Marscot is $989/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Marscot residents are renters?
60% of Marscot households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Lansing). The neighborhood has 6,131 residents.
Q5
Is Marscot a high social-vulnerability area?
Marscot sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Marscot have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Marscot is census tract 26065005304 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.4, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Marscot for landlords?
Marscot carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Lansing as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Marscot?
Marscot has 6,239 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (48.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
