Within county
86
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26055551302 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26055551302 · Grand Traverse County, MI · pop 4,033
Census tract 26055551302 belongs to Grand Traverse in Grand Traverse County, Michigan. It is home to 4,033 residents and scores 5.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #26,738 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,564 monthly, set against $63,836 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units2,002
Renter share57.7%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$63,836
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grand Traverse County and the region
Centroid at 44.7234, -85.6209 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26055551302 scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.8
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,564 rent vs county FMR
7.5
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 Tract 26055551302 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 12%Racial/ethnic minority
- 100%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.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.8%Food insecurity
- 13.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26055551302
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.5/10. 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 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 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% 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 26055551302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26055551302?
Census tract 26055551302 in Grand Traverse County scores 3.8/10 (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 26055551302?
Median gross rent is $1,564/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26055551302?
17.6% of residents in tract 26055551302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,033.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26055551302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 52th, minority 12th, housing 100th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26055551302 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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