Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Burton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26049011401 · Genesee County, MI · pop 3,315 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 26049011401 sits in the Burton area of Burton eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,262 monthly, set against $53,073 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,338
Renter share41.6%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate13.8%
Median income$53,073
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Burton and the region
Centroid at 42.9727, -83.6350 · click any tract to drill in
Why Burton scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Burton
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
13.8% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,262 rent vs county FMR
7.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Burton
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Burton
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Burton
7.3
How Burton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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
- 9%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.
- 17.0%Housing insecurity
- 13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.2%Food insecurity
- 23.9%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 37.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Burton
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.8/10. 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 69th 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 26049011401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049011401?
Census tract 26049011401 in the Burton neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26049011401?
Median gross rent is $1,262/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26049011401?
13.8% of residents in tract 26049011401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,315.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26049011401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 66th, minority 52th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 26049011401 considered part of Burton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26049011401 fall within Burton (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26049011401 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.0% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26049011401 compare to Burton overall?
Tract 26049011401 scores 4.2/10, 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.
Q8
Was tract 26049011401 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. 9% 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.
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