Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Heather Creek Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26049011612 · Genesee County, MI · pop 3,759 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
In Heather Creek in Genesee, census tract 26049011612 scores 6.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.
About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 73% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,600 a month while the average household earns $104,632 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,518
Renter share4.2%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$104,632
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Genesee County and the region
Centroid at 42.9973, -83.5433 · click any tract to drill in
Why Heather Creek scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,600 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Heather Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Heather Creek. 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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.2%Food insecurity
- 7.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 4.5%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 27.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Heather Creek
The heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 set by Michigan eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 White and ranks around the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 26049011612
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049011612?
Census tract 26049011612 in the Heather Creek neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 26049011612?
Median gross rent is $1,600/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26049011612?
8.2% of residents in tract 26049011612 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,759.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26049011612?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 14th, minority 7th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 26049011612 considered part of Heather Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26049011612 fall within Heather Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26049011612 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Related