Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Briarwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Okemos
Tract 26065005004 · Ingham County, MI · pop 4,193 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Briarwood area of Okemos anchors census tract 26065005004, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #23,864 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,329 monthly, set against $102,985 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,642
Renter share39.2%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$102,985
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Okemos and the region
Centroid at 42.6955, -84.4288 · click any tract to drill in
Why Briarwood scores 2.6
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
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,329 rent vs county FMR
6.8
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 Briarwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 54%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.8%Food insecurity
- 4.8%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 3.5%No health insurance
- 12.4%Frequent mental distress
- 20.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Briarwood
The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as the Ingham County average of 6.2 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26065005004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26065005004?
Census tract 26065005004 in the Briarwood neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 26065005004?
Median gross rent is $1,329/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26065005004?
3.3% of residents in tract 26065005004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,193.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26065005004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 41th, minority 54th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 26065005004 considered part of Briarwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26065005004 fall within Briarwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26065005004 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26065005004 compare to Okemos overall?
Tract 26065005004 scores 2.6/10, lower 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Okemos
Top eight tracts in Okemos ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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