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Civic Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Flint

Tract 26049000900 · Genesee County, MI · pop 2,375 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 26049000900 sits in Civic Park in Flint eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $644 monthly, set against $25,130 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 26% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units1,134

Renter share44.1%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate43.8%

Median income$25,130

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Flint and the region

Centroid at 43.0398, -83.7221 · click any tract to drill in

Why Civic Park scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Flint

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

43.8% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$644 rent vs county FMR

1.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Flint

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Flint

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Flint

5.0

How Civic Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

88%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
23%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
59%Grade B
35%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Civic Park. 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.

36.8%Housing insecurity
33.0%Utility-shutoff threat
51.9%Food insecurity
59.7%SNAP enrollment
26.4%Transit barriers
12.4%No health insurance
23.8%Frequent mental distress
50.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Civic Park

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Flint eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Genesee County average of 6.0 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 36.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 33.0% 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 26049000900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049000900?

Census tract 26049000900 in the Civic Park neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26049000900?

Median gross rent is $644/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26049000900?

43.8% of residents in tract 26049000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,375.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26049000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 71th, minority 94th, housing 23th.

Is tract 26049000900 considered part of Civic Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26049000900 fall within Civic Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26049000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.8% 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. 33.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26049000900 compare to Flint overall?

Tract 26049000900 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Flint at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Flint eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26049000900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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