Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Eaton Rapids Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26045021302 · Eaton County, MI · pop 3,135 · 88% of tract blocks fall in Eaton Rapids
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 26045021302 reflects conditions in Eaton Rapids in Eaton County, Michigan. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $861 monthly, set against $64,549 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,169
Renter share25.5%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$64,549
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Eaton Rapids and the region
Centroid at 42.4956, -84.6493 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eaton Rapids scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Eaton Rapids
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$861 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Eaton Rapids
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Eaton Rapids
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Eaton Rapids
6.0
How Eaton Rapids compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 45%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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)
- 576Total filings over 8 yrs
- 14.76%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.4%Peak (2013)
- 73Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 16% 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.
- 10.5%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.0%Food insecurity
- 12.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eaton Rapids
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Eaton Rapids, 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 in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 576 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 14.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.4% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26045021302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26045021302?
Census tract 26045021302 in Eaton Rapids scores 2.9/10 (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 26045021302?
Median gross rent is $861/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26045021302?
8.3% of residents in tract 26045021302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,135.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26045021302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 66th, minority 10th, housing 78th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26045021302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 576 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26045021302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.76% of renter households, peaking at 21.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26045021302 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.5% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26045021302 compare to Eaton Rapids overall?
Tract 26045021302 scores 2.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Eaton Rapids at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Eaton Rapids; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Eaton Rapids
Top eight tracts in Eaton Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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