Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Churchill Downs Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lansing

Tract 26065003601 · Ingham County, MI · pop 3,862 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

26065003601 is a census tract in the Churchill Downs area of Lansing, MI. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. 39% 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

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 4% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units1,374

Renter share18.8%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate30.7%

Median income$58,152

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansing and the region

Centroid at 42.6904, -84.5971 · click any tract to drill in

Why Churchill Downs scores 5.4

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

30.7% poverty · this tract

7.7

Supply constraint

$1,260 rent vs county FMR

6.2

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 Churchill Downs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

69%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
21%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
100%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 Churchill Downs. 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.

21.8%Housing insecurity
17.0%Utility-shutoff threat
29.5%Food insecurity
30.8%SNAP enrollment
14.8%Transit barriers
10.7%No health insurance
19.9%Frequent mental distress
38.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Churchill Downs

Against Ingham County at 46.5%, 81% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.4/10. The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Average gross rent is $1,260, 27% above the Lansing average. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 7.7/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against the Ingham County average of 4.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points.

Housing insecurity runs 21.8% against 14.2% nationally. In the 1930s the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation graded this ground C ("Definitely Declining"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to whole blocks for decades, and the areas graded D still carry measurably lower ownership and higher rent burden today. Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26065003601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065003601?

Census tract 26065003601 in the Churchill Downs neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 26065003601?

Median gross rent is $1,260/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26065003601?

30.7% of residents in tract 26065003601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,862.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26065003601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 81th, minority 79th, housing 21th.

Is tract 26065003601 considered part of Churchill Downs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065003601 fall within Churchill Downs (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26065003601 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.8% 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. 17.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26065003601 compare to Lansing overall?

Tract 26065003601 scores 5.4/10, higher 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.

Was tract 26065003601 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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