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Neighborhood · Saginaw, MI

Buena Vista Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 9,049 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 5.6–6

Buena Vista takes in 3 census tracts of Saginaw, MI, population 9,049. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 32.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

What pushes the score up most is housing-court posture at 9.2/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 9.1/10. The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Against a Saginaw baseline of 39.4%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Disability prevalence reaches 50.8% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 8.2/10. At $830 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Saginaw commands.

Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Saginaw, it ranks #2 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Northmoor and Old Saginaw City score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Buena Vista vs Saginaw How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
48.7% +24%
Saginaw: 39.4%
Average gross rent
$830 -10%
Saginaw: $922
Average HH income
$34,971 -6%
Saginaw: $37,298
Poverty rate
33.4% 0%
Saginaw: 33.5%
Renter share
38.2% -4%
Saginaw: 40.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Buena Vista and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.6–6

Why Buena Vista scores 5.9

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
49% of income on rent · Range 8.8–9.6 across tracts
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.1–3.4 across tracts
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
38% renter households · Range 7.2–8.3 across tracts
7.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 9.1–9.4 across tracts
9.2
Economic stress
33.4% below poverty line · Range 5.8–10.0 across tracts
8.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–4.3 across tracts
3.2
Risk score comparison

Buena Vista vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Buena Vista score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.9Buena VistaNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.2Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Buena Vista?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.4 points from 5.6 to 6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Buena Vista

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
26145000900 6 3,146 61% $574
26145000800 6 2,585 64% $964
26145011002 5.6 3,318 25% $969
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 86%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 94%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Buena Vista

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

Frequently asked

About Buena Vista

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Buena Vista?

Buena Vista scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Buena Vista compare to Saginaw overall?

Buena Vista scores 1.3 points higher than Saginaw overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $830 vs $922.
Q3

What is the average rent in Buena Vista?

Average gross rent in Buena Vista is $830/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Buena Vista residents are renters?

38% of Buena Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Saginaw). The neighborhood has 9,049 residents.
Q5

Is Buena Vista a high social-vulnerability area?

Buena Vista sits in the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Buena Vista have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Buena Vista is census tract 26145000900 (score 6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7

How safe is Buena Vista for landlords?

Buena Vista carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Saginaw as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Buena Vista?

Buena Vista has 9,028 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (83.9%), Hispanic / Latino (10.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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