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Eviction Risk in Willow , Lansing

1 census tracts · pop 3,635 · pop-weighted composite 5.9/10 · range 5.9–5.9

Willow is a white-black neighborhood in Lansing with 1 census tract and a population of 3,635 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 38% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,055/month sits 6% higher than the Lansing citywide median ($993).

Eviction Risk
5.9
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
38%
26% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,055
Median household income
$50,923
18.3% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Willow vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Willow score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Willow: 5.95.9WillowNeighborhoodParent city: 4.64.6Parent cityhost cityState: 5.85.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.2K
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.1K
Peer · MI
Forest View
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 7.2K
Peer · MI
Kingswood
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.8K
Comparison

Willow vs Lansing

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.9 +28%
Lansing: 4.6
Rent burden
38.3% +27%
Lansing: 30.1%
Median gross rent
$1,055 +6%
Lansing: $993
Median HH income
$50,923 -2%
Lansing: $52,170
Poverty rate
18.3% -8%
Lansing: 19.9%
Renter share
41.4% -10%
Lansing: 46.2%
Where

Tract centroids in Willow

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Black Neighborhood — 3,412 residents across all tracts in Willow. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 15.2% White (non-Hispanic): 46.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 29.6% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.4% Other / Multiracial: 6.1%
  • Hispanic / Latino 15.2%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 46.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 29.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 6.1%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Willow

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
26065006800 5.9 3,635 38% $1,055
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 70

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 64%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 23%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 89%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Willow

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Willow

What is the eviction-risk score for Willow?

Willow scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Willow compare to Lansing overall?

Willow scores 1.3 points higher than Lansing overall (4.6/10). Rent burden: 38% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $1,055 vs $993.

What is the median rent in Willow?

Median gross rent in Willow is $1,055/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Willow residents are renters?

41% of Willow households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Lansing). The neighborhood has 3,635 residents.

Is Willow a high social-vulnerability area?

Willow sits in the 70th 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.

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