Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Civic Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Flint

Tract 26049001000 · Genesee County, MI · pop 1,588 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

How risky is the Civic Park area of Flint for landlords? Census tract 26049001000 scores 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #9,513 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $637 monthly, set against $30,769 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 24% Owners 56%

Tract context

Occupied units658

Renter share43.8%

SVI overall0.66

Poverty rate37.8%

Median income$30,769

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Flint and the region

Centroid at 43.0386, -83.7089 · click any tract to drill in

Why Civic Park scores 5.9

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

37.8% poverty · this tract

9.4

Supply constraint

$637 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: 66

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

86%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
98%Racial/ethnic minority
15%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
98%Grade B
1%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.

33.9%Housing insecurity
28.6%Utility-shutoff threat
49.0%Food insecurity
54.3%SNAP enrollment
23.7%Transit barriers
12.7%No health insurance
22.2%Frequent mental distress
50.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Civic Park

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.4/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 66th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 26049001000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049001000?

Census tract 26049001000 in the Civic Park neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 26049001000?

Median gross rent is $637/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26049001000?

37.8% of residents in tract 26049001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,588.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26049001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 59th, minority 98th, housing 15th.

Is tract 26049001000 considered part of Civic Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26049001000 fall within Civic Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26049001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.9% 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. 28.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26049001000 compare to Flint overall?

Tract 26049001000 scores 5.9/10, 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 26049001000 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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