Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Montrose Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26049012602 · Genesee County, MI · pop 1,958
How risky is Montrose for landlords? Census tract 26049012602 scores 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 33% of renter households, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $801 a month while the average household earns $44,625 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units866
Renter share42.5%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate25.8%
Median income$44,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Montrose and the region
Centroid at 43.1763, -83.8932 · click any tract to drill in
Why Montrose scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Montrose
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
25.8% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$801 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Montrose
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Montrose
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Montrose
6.1
How Montrose compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 16.7%Housing insecurity
- 13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.9%Food insecurity
- 26.9%SNAP enrollment
- 12.6%Transit barriers
- 9.5%No health insurance
- 23.1%Frequent mental distress
- 41.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Montrose
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Montrose, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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 26049012602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049012602?
Census tract 26049012602 in Montrose scores 5.2/10 (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 26049012602?
Median gross rent is $801/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26049012602?
25.8% of residents in tract 26049012602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,958.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26049012602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 83th, minority 29th, housing 38th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26049012602 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.7% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26049012602 compare to Montrose overall?
Tract 26049012602 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Montrose at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Montrose; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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