Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Red Cedar Eviction Risk: Moderate , East Lansing
Tract 26065004403 · Ingham County, MI · pop 2,255 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Eviction risk in Red Cedar in East Lansing centers on tract 26065004403, which scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,255 residents. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.
53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $956 a month against an average household income of $41,146 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units845
Renter share73.0%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate48.6%
Median income$41,146
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Lansing and the region
Centroid at 42.7244, -84.4975 · click any tract to drill in
Why Red Cedar scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Lansing
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
48.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$956 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Lansing
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Lansing
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Lansing
9.5
How Red Cedar compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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
- 37%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 Red Cedar. 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.
- 15.6%Housing insecurity
- 11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.9%Food insecurity
- 23.8%SNAP enrollment
- 15.4%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 25.2%Frequent mental distress
- 33.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Red Cedar
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 inherited from East Lansing eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Ingham County average of 6.2 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 44th 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.
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.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26065004403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065004403?
Census tract 26065004403 in the Red Cedar neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26065004403?
Median gross rent is $956/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26065004403?
48.6% of residents in tract 26065004403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,255.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26065004403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 1th, minority 56th, housing 77th.
Q5
Is tract 26065004403 considered part of Red Cedar?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065004403 fall within Red Cedar (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26065004403 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.6% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26065004403 compare to East Lansing overall?
Tract 26065004403 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of East Lansing at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Lansing eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26065004403 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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