Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Indian Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Okemos
Tract 26065004902 · Ingham County, MI · pop 4,939 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 7.2/10, tract 26065004902 in Indian Hills in Okemos ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,939 residents. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,293 a month against an average household income of $58,516 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,156
Renter share62.7%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate31.0%
Median income$58,516
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Okemos and the region
Centroid at 42.7175, -84.4416 · click any tract to drill in
Why Indian Hills scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Okemos
6.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
31.0% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,293 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Okemos
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Okemos
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Okemos
6.0
How Indian Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 4%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 1%Grade B
- 0%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.
- 10.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.1%Food insecurity
- 14.3%SNAP enrollment
- 10.0%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 19.3%Frequent mental distress
- 29.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Indian Hills
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Okemos eviction risk, 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 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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 26065004902
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065004902?
Census tract 26065004902 in the Indian Hills neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 26065004902?
Median gross rent is $1,293/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26065004902?
31.0% of residents in tract 26065004902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,939.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26065004902?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 4th, minority 50th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 26065004902 considered part of Indian Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065004902 fall within Indian Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26065004902 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.7% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26065004902 compare to Okemos overall?
Tract 26065004902 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Okemos at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Okemos eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26065004902 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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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Highest-risk tracts in Okemos
Top eight tracts in Okemos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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