Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Forest Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Linden
Tract 26049013113 · Genesee County, MI · pop 4,125 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Forest Ridge area of Linden anchors census tract 26049013113, which lands at 4.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #62,502 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $683 monthly, set against $77,434 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,554
Renter share8.6%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$77,434
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Linden and the region
Centroid at 42.8192, -83.7812 · click any tract to drill in
Why Forest Ridge scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Linden
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$683 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Linden
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Linden
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Linden
2.7
How Forest Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Forest Ridge. 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.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.9%Food insecurity
- 8.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Forest Ridge
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 3.4/10. 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 Linden, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Genesee County average of 6.0 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26049013113
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26049013113?
Census tract 26049013113 in the Forest Ridge 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 26049013113?
Median gross rent is $683/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26049013113?
5.5% of residents in tract 26049013113 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,125.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26049013113?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 35th, minority 4th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 26049013113 considered part of Forest Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26049013113 fall within Forest Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26049013113 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26049013113 compare to Linden overall?
Tract 26049013113 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Linden at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Linden; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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