Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Interlochen Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26055550401 · Grand Traverse County, MI · pop 2,264 · 40% of tract blocks fall in Interlochen
Census tract 26055550401 covers Interlochen in Grand Traverse County, home to 2,264 residents. For landlords it grades 5.8/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $939 a month while the average household earns $76,287 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units971
Renter share7.1%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$76,287
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
National
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Interlochen and the region
Centroid at 44.6244, -85.7943 · click any tract to drill in
Why Interlochen scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Interlochen
5.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$939 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Interlochen
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Interlochen
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Interlochen
8.0
How Interlochen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 8%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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.
- 9.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.4%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Interlochen
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.1/10. 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 Interlochen, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Grand Traverse County average of 5.2 and in line with 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 34th 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 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% 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 26055550401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26055550401?
Census tract 26055550401 in Interlochen scores 3.7/10 (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 26055550401?
Median gross rent is $939/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26055550401?
14.7% of residents in tract 26055550401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,264.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26055550401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 10th, minority 8th, housing 53th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26055550401 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.8% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26055550401 compare to Interlochen overall?
Tract 26055550401 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Interlochen at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Interlochen; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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