Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Charlotte Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26045021002 · Eaton County, MI · pop 4,407 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Charlotte
With a score of 6.1/10, tract 26045021002 in Charlotte in Eaton County ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,407 residents. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,313 monthly, set against $90,812 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,551
Renter share4.3%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$90,812
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Charlotte and the region
Centroid at 42.5286, -84.7782 · click any tract to drill in
Why Charlotte scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Charlotte
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,313 rent vs county FMR
6.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charlotte
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charlotte
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charlotte
5.2
How Charlotte compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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)
- 92Total filings over 8 yrs
- 8.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.7%Peak (2012)
- 10Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 29% 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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.9%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 31.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Charlotte
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 Charlotte, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Eaton County average of 5.5 and above 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 11th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 92 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 8.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.7% of renter households in 2012.
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 26045021002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26045021002?
Census tract 26045021002 in Charlotte 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 26045021002?
Median gross rent is $1,313/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26045021002?
9.6% of residents in tract 26045021002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,407.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26045021002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 11th, minority 32th, housing 28th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26045021002?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26045021002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.44% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26045021002 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26045021002 compare to Charlotte overall?
Tract 26045021002 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Charlotte at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charlotte; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Charlotte
Top eight tracts in Charlotte ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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