1 census tracts · pop 3,192 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Old Forest is a one-tract neighborhood of Lansing, MI and houses 3,192 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Lansing baseline of 30.1%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.3/10. The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
25% 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. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Food insecurity affects 31.3% of adults, 13.5 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. That places it #1 of 30 neighborhoods in Lansing.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Churchill Downs and New Neighbors United. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Average gross rent runs $975, close to the Lansing average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $43,906.
One tract means one number: 5.4/10 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
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Old Forest vs LansingHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Old Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.1%Housing insecurity
19.5%Utility shutoff threat
31.3%Food insecurity
35.2%SNAP enrollment
11.2%No health insurance
38.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Old Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Old Forest?
Old Forest 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 Old Forest compare to Lansing overall?
Old Forest scores 1.4 points higher than Lansing overall (4/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $975 vs $993.
Q3
What is the average rent in Old Forest?
Average gross rent in Old Forest is $975/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Old Forest residents are renters?
72% of Old Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Lansing). The neighborhood has 3,192 residents.
Q5
Is Old Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Old Forest sits in the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Old Forest for landlords?
Old Forest 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Old Forest?
Old Forest has 2,968 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (42.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.4%), Hispanic / Latino (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
