Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Burton Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 26049003400 · Genesee County, MI · pop 1,931 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

The Burton area of Burton anchors census tract 26049003400, which lands at 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $239 monthly, set against $7,401 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 92% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 36% Owners 8%

Tract context

Occupied units706

Renter share92.5%

SVI overall0.93

Poverty rate82.7%

Median income$7,401

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Burton and the region

Centroid at 42.9966, -83.6488 · click any tract to drill in

Why Burton scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Burton

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

82.7% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$239 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Burton

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Burton

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Burton

5.0

How Burton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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

93%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
92%Racial/ethnic minority
86%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
26%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 Burton. 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.

54.4%Housing insecurity
50.2%Utility-shutoff threat
73.8%Food insecurity
82.8%SNAP enrollment
44.1%Transit barriers
21.4%No health insurance
35.3%Frequent mental distress
59.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Burton

What moves this score most 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 Burton 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 93rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 54.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 50.2% 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 26049003400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049003400?

Census tract 26049003400 in the Burton neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 26049003400?

Median gross rent is $239/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26049003400?

82.7% of residents in tract 26049003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,931.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26049003400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 68th, minority 92th, housing 86th.

Is tract 26049003400 considered part of Burton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26049003400 fall within Burton (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26049003400 struggle to pay rent?

About 54.4% 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. 50.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26049003400 compare to Burton overall?

Tract 26049003400 scores 6.1/10, higher than the parent city of Burton at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Burton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26049003400 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 26% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Burton

Top eight tracts in Burton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.