Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Lansing Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26045020302 · Eaton County, MI · pop 7,215 · 4% of tract blocks fall in Lansing
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26045020302 (Lansing in Eaton County, Michigan) comes in at 4.9/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #54,547 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 17% of renter households, a modest level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,207 monthly, set against $116,176 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units2,990
Renter share8.7%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$116,176
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lansing and the region
Centroid at 42.7262, -84.6947 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lansing scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lansing
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,207 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 Lansing compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 7
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 109Total filings over 8 yrs
- 6.82%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.3%Peak (2010)
- 5Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 79% over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 6.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 24.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lansing
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Eaton County average of 5.5 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 109 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.3% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26045020302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26045020302?
Census tract 26045020302 in Lansing scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26045020302?
Median gross rent is $2,207/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26045020302?
2.3% of residents in tract 26045020302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,215.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26045020302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 13th, minority 28th, housing 21th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26045020302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 109 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26045020302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.82% of renter households, peaking at 13.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26045020302 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26045020302 compare to Lansing overall?
Tract 26045020302 scores 2.5/10, lower 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.
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