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Hawk Nest Eviction Risk: Elevated , East Lansing

Tract 26037011200 · Clinton County, MI · pop 2,700 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 26037011200 sits in Hawk Nest in East Lansing eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 7.7/10. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $839 a month against an average household income of $31,063 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 89% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 46% Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units983
Renter share88.8%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate65.1%
Median income$31,063

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Hawk Nest
Moderate
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 19 tracts In East Lansing
High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 23 tracts In Clinton County
Very High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#219 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across East Lansing and the region

Centroid at 42.7727, -84.4868 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hawk Nest scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from East Lansing
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
65.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$839 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Lansing
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Lansing
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Lansing
9.5

How Hawk Nest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hawk Nest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.06.0This tracttract 011200East Lansing: 3.43.4East Lansingparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

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)

  • 3,685Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 47.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 45.6%Peak (2010)
  • 270Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 260370112002010: 628 filings (45.61/100 renter HHs)2011: 437 filings (50.06/100 renter HHs)2012: 484 filings (55.44/100 renter HHs)2013: 391 filings (44.79/100 renter HHs)2014: 379 filings (43.41/100 renter HHs)2015: 339 filings (38.83/100 renter HHs)2016: 497 filings (71.20/100 renter HHs)2017: 260 filings (37.25/100 renter HHs)2018: 270 filings (38.68/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 57% over the past 9 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hawk Nest

What moves this score most is economic stress 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 East Lansing eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Clinton County average of 5.3 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 54th 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.

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 26037011200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26037011200?

Census tract 26037011200 in the Hawk Nest neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 26037011200?

Median gross rent is $839/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26037011200?

65.1% of residents in tract 26037011200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,700.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26037011200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 3th, minority 47th, housing 57th.
Q5

Is tract 26037011200 considered part of Hawk Nest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26037011200 fall within Hawk Nest (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26037011200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,685 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 26037011200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 47.25% of renter households, peaking at 45.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26037011200 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.5% 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. 19.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26037011200 compare to East Lansing overall?

Tract 26037011200 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of East Lansing at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Lansing eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in East Lansing

Top eight tracts in East Lansing ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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