Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Potter-Walsh Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lansing

Tract 26065002101 · Ingham County, MI · pop 2,173 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 26065002101 covers the Potter-Walsh neighborhood of Lansing, home to 2,173 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $860 monthly, set against $50,789 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 18% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units670

Renter share39.7%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate14.1%

Median income$50,789

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansing and the region

Centroid at 42.7227, -84.5311 · click any tract to drill in

Why Potter-Walsh scores 4.7

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

14.1% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$860 rent vs county FMR

2.6

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 Potter-Walsh compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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

79%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
34%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
22%Grade B
44%Grade C
34%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 Potter-Walsh. 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.

18.3%Housing insecurity
12.5%Utility-shutoff threat
22.2%Food insecurity
20.2%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
33.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Potter-Walsh

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 about the same as 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 65th 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 18.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26065002101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065002101?

Census tract 26065002101 in the Potter-Walsh neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 26065002101?

Median gross rent is $860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26065002101?

14.1% of residents in tract 26065002101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,173.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26065002101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 47th, minority 81th, housing 34th.

Is tract 26065002101 considered part of Potter-Walsh?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065002101 fall within Potter-Walsh (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26065002101 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.3% 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. 12.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26065002101 compare to Lansing overall?

Tract 26065002101 scores 4.7/10, 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 26065002101 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. 34% 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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