Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Old Oakland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lansing

Tract 26065000400 · Ingham County, MI · pop 2,508 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

How risky is the Old Oakland area of Lansing for landlords? Census tract 26065000400 scores 5.6/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

22% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,458 a month against an average household income of $57,222 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 18% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,206

Renter share22.9%

SVI overall0.38

Poverty rate20.5%

Median income$57,222

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansing and the region

Centroid at 42.7401, -84.5738 · click any tract to drill in

Why Old Oakland scores 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

20.5% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,458 rent vs county FMR

7.9

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 Old Oakland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

29%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
19%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

18%Grade A
72%Grade B
10%Grade C
0%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 Old Oakland. 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.

14.2%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
17.6%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
9.6%Transit barriers
8.2%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
30.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Old Oakland

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.9/10. 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 in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26065000400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065000400?

Census tract 26065000400 in the Old Oakland neighborhood scores 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 26065000400?

Median gross rent is $1,458/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26065000400?

20.5% of residents in tract 26065000400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,508.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26065000400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 91th, minority 36th, housing 19th.

Is tract 26065000400 considered part of Old Oakland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065000400 fall within Old Oakland (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26065000400 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26065000400 compare to Lansing overall?

Tract 26065000400 scores 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 26065000400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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.

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