Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Echo Valley Eviction Risk: Lower , Waverly
Tract 26045020303 · Eaton County, MI · pop 3,167 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
For landlords sizing up Echo Valley in Waverly, census tract 26045020303 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #51,559 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 20% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,164 a month while the average household earns $68,385 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,595
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$68,385
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waverly and the region
Centroid at 42.7154, -84.6560 · click any tract to drill in
Why Echo Valley scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waverly
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,164 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waverly
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waverly
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waverly
4.0
How Echo Valley compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 475Total filings over 8 yrs
- 8.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.0%Peak (2018)
- 89Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 8 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.
- 9.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.6%Food insecurity
- 10.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Echo Valley
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Waverly 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 475 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 8.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.0% of renter households in 2018.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26045020303
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26045020303?
Census tract 26045020303 in the Echo Valley neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 26045020303?
Median gross rent is $1,164/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26045020303?
7.1% of residents in tract 26045020303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,167.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26045020303?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 12th, minority 29th, housing 31th.
Q5
Is tract 26045020303 considered part of Echo Valley?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26045020303 fall within Echo Valley (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26045020303?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 475 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26045020303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.06% of renter households, peaking at 12.0% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26045020303 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.5% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26045020303 compare to Waverly overall?
Tract 26045020303 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Waverly at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waverly eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Waverly
Top eight tracts in Waverly ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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