Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally

Grand Trunk Business Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Port Huron

Tract 26147621000 · St. Clair County, MI · pop 2,985 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 26147621000 covers part of the Grand Trunk Business Park area of Port Huron, MI, and scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,985 residents. Severe burden reaches 54%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 15% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,257

Renter share42.9%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate32.1%

Median income$45,108

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Port Huron and the region

Centroid at 42.9639, -82.4365 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grand Trunk Business Park scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Port Huron

4.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

3.5

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

32.1% poverty · this tract

8.0

Supply constraint

$967 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Port Huron

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Port Huron

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Port Huron

8.4

How Grand Trunk Business Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

87%Socioeconomic
86%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
40%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Grand Trunk Business Park. 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.

20.4%Housing insecurity
16.6%Utility-shutoff threat
29.6%Food insecurity
32.6%SNAP enrollment
14.8%Transit barriers
11.0%No health insurance
23.9%Frequent mental distress
42.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Grand Trunk Business Park

Cost burden runs roughly two in three here against 44.1% across St. Clair County. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.3/10. Against the St. Clair County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points.

The poverty rate is 32%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.5/10.

On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.4/10. Food insecurity runs 29.6% against 17.8% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

That is riskier than roughly 77% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $967, close to the Port Huron average.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26147621000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26147621000?

Census tract 26147621000 in the Grand Trunk Business Park 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.

What is the average rent in tract 26147621000?

Median gross rent is $967/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26147621000?

32.1% of residents in tract 26147621000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,985.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26147621000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 86th, minority 43th, housing 40th.

Is tract 26147621000 considered part of Grand Trunk Business Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26147621000 fall within Grand Trunk Business Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26147621000 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 16.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26147621000 compare to Port Huron overall?

Tract 26147621000 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Port Huron at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Port Huron eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Port Huron

Top eight tracts in Port Huron ranked by composite eviction-risk score.