Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Whitehills Lakes Eviction Risk: Moderate , Haslett
Tract 26065004500 · Ingham County, MI · pop 3,725 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
How risky is the Whitehills Lakes area of Haslett for landlords? Census tract 26065004500 scores 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,159 monthly, set against $52,955 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,792
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate28.0%
Median income$52,955
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
65
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Haslett and the region
Centroid at 42.7641, -84.4599 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitehills Lakes scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Haslett
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
28.0% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$1,159 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Haslett
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Haslett
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Haslett
5.9
How Whitehills Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.8%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.5%Food insecurity
- 14.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.5%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 18.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Whitehills Lakes
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Haslett, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26065004500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065004500?
Census tract 26065004500 in the Whitehills Lakes neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 26065004500?
Median gross rent is $1,159/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26065004500?
28.0% of residents in tract 26065004500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,725.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26065004500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 14th, minority 57th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 26065004500 considered part of Whitehills Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065004500 fall within Whitehills Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26065004500 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.8% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26065004500 compare to Haslett overall?
Tract 26065004500 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Haslett at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Haslett; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Haslett
Top eight tracts in Haslett ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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