Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,308 of 84,120 nationally
River Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Lansing
Tract 26065003400 · Ingham County, MI · pop 2,478 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Tract 26065003400 sits in the River Forest area of Edgemont Park, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.2/10. Population here is 2,478. 34% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,072
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$62,283
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lansing and the region
Centroid at 42.7494, -84.5932 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Forest scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lansing
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$776 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lansing
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lansing
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lansing
4.9
How River Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 50%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
- 0%Grade B
- 97%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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within River Forest. 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.
- 11.5%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.3%Food insecurity
- 11.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 30.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River Forest
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.4/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.8/10.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1.9/10. Against the Ingham County average of 4.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.4 points.
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. That is riskier than roughly 25% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $62,283, annual rent is just 15%. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Average gross rent is $776, close to the Edgemont Park average. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26065003400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065003400?
Census tract 26065003400 in the River Forest neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 26065003400?
Median gross rent is $776/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26065003400?
7.2% of residents in tract 26065003400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,478.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26065003400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 10th, minority 58th, housing 50th.
Q5
Is tract 26065003400 considered part of River Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065003400 fall within River Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26065003400 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.5% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26065003400 compare to Lansing overall?
Tract 26065003400 scores 3.2/10, lower than 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.
Q8
Was tract 26065003400 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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