Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Grand Ledge Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26045020403 · Eaton County, MI · pop 2,646 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Grand Ledge
Grand Ledge anchors census tract 26045020403, which lands at 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $969 a month against an average household income of $76,500 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,126
Renter share31.4%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$76,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grand Ledge and the region
Centroid at 42.7581, -84.7512 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grand Ledge scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Grand Ledge
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$969 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grand Ledge
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grand Ledge
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grand Ledge
4.5
How Grand Ledge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 24%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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)
- 384Total filings over 8 yrs
- 12.11%Avg annual filing rate
- 18.0%Peak (2016)
- 51Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 24% over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 10.6%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.6%Food insecurity
- 12.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 19.1%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grand Ledge
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Grand Ledge, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26045020403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26045020403?
Census tract 26045020403 in Grand Ledge scores 2.8/10 (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 26045020403?
Median gross rent is $969/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26045020403?
10.7% of residents in tract 26045020403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,646.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26045020403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 62th, minority 10th, housing 81th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26045020403?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 384 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26045020403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.11% of renter households, peaking at 18.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26045020403 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26045020403 compare to Grand Ledge overall?
Tract 26045020403 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Grand Ledge at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Ledge; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Grand Ledge
Top eight tracts in Grand Ledge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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