Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Lewton-Rich Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lansing

Tract 26065001703 · Ingham County, MI · pop 4,123 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 26065001703 covers the Lewton-Rich area of Lansing, home to 4,123 residents. For landlords it grades 5.9/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 81% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,030 a month against an average household income of $68,500 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 5% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units2,202

Renter share27.6%

SVI overall0.58

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$68,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansing and the region

Centroid at 42.7093, -84.5906 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lewton-Rich scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lansing

6.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.6

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,030 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lansing

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lansing

5.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lansing

4.5

How Lewton-Rich compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

51%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
68%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

8%Grade A
0%Grade B
92%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

10.6%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
10.7%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
30.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lewton-Rich

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $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 Lansing eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Ingham County average of 6.2 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 58th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26065001703

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065001703?

Census tract 26065001703 in the Lewton-Rich neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26065001703?

Median gross rent is $1,030/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26065001703?

9.3% of residents in tract 26065001703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,123.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26065001703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 38th, minority 63th, housing 68th.

Is tract 26065001703 considered part of Lewton-Rich?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065001703 fall within Lewton-Rich (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26065001703 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26065001703 compare to Lansing overall?

Tract 26065001703 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Lansing at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lansing eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26065001703 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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