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

Willow Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lansing

Tract 26065006800 · Ingham County, MI · pop 3,635 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 26065006800 in Willow in Lansing ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,635 residents. On the national scale it ranks #23,865 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,055 a month against an average household income of $50,923 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 26% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units1,533

Renter share41.4%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate18.3%

Median income$50,923

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansing and the region

Centroid at 42.7515, -84.5685 · click any tract to drill in

Why Willow 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

18.3% poverty · this tract

4.6

Supply constraint

$1,055 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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 Willow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

64%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
89%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
18%Grade B
62%Grade C
12%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.

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.

17.7%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
21.5%Food insecurity
20.0%SNAP enrollment
11.6%Transit barriers
9.9%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
32.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Willow

The heaviest input here 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 12% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26065006800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065006800?

Census tract 26065006800 in the Willow 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 26065006800?

Median gross rent is $1,055/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26065006800?

18.3% of residents in tract 26065006800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,635.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26065006800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 23th, minority 69th, housing 89th.

Is tract 26065006800 considered part of Willow?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065006800 fall within Willow (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26065006800 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.7% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26065006800 compare to Lansing overall?

Tract 26065006800 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 26065006800 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. 12% 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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