Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Waverly Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26045020305 · Eaton County, MI · pop 1,136 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The Waverly area of Waverly anchors census tract 26045020305, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 68% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,320 a month while the average household earns $71,858 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units521
Renter share27.3%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$71,858
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
32
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waverly and the region
Centroid at 42.7575, -84.6574 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waverly scores 2.5
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
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,320 rent vs county FMR
6.7
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 Waverly compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Waverly. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 7.5%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waverly
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 about the same as the Eaton County average of 5.5 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26045020305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26045020305?
Census tract 26045020305 in the Waverly neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 26045020305?
Median gross rent is $1,320/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26045020305?
5.8% of residents in tract 26045020305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,136.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26045020305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 14th, minority 35th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 26045020305 considered part of Waverly?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26045020305 fall within Waverly (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26045020305 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.5% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26045020305 compare to Waverly overall?
Tract 26045020305 scores 2.5/10, 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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