Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Sycamore Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lansing

Tract 26065002200 · Ingham County, MI · pop 1,566 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

26065002200 is a census tract in the Sycamore Park area of Lansing, MI. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,566 residents. Against Ingham County at 46.5%, 24% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 12% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units742

Renter share16.0%

SVI overall0.28

Poverty rate16.0%

Median income$69,844

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansing and the region

Centroid at 42.7095, -84.5347 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sycamore Park scores 4.2

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

16.0% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$1,191 rent vs county FMR

5.6

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 Sycamore Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

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

25%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
33%Racial/ethnic minority
23%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.

0%Grade A
27%Grade B
73%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.

10.0%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
6.2%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
27.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sycamore Park

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.4/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.

At $1,191 a month, rents run 20% over what the rest of Lansing commands. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Lansing. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Ingham County average of 4.6 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $69,844.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 26065002200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065002200?

Census tract 26065002200 in the Sycamore Park neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26065002200?

Median gross rent is $1,191/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26065002200?

16.0% of residents in tract 26065002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,566.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26065002200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 63th, minority 33th, housing 23th.

Is tract 26065002200 considered part of Sycamore Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065002200 fall within Sycamore Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26065002200 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26065002200 compare to Lansing overall?

Tract 26065002200 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Lansing at 4/10. 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 26065002200 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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