Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Otsego Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26005031900 · Allegan County, MI · pop 4,578 · 41% of tract blocks fall in Otsego
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 26005031900 reflects conditions in Otsego, Michigan. On the national scale it ranks #21,158 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
78% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,117 a month while the average household earns $79,167 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,982
Renter share22.6%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$79,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Otsego and the region
Centroid at 42.4681, -85.6702 · click any tract to drill in
Why Otsego scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Otsego
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,117 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Otsego
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Otsego
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Otsego
3.5
How Otsego compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 342Total filings over 8 yrs
- 8.63%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.6%Peak (2017)
- 55Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 67% over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 13.6%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 18.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Otsego
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.1/10. 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 Otsego, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allegan County average of 5.2 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 342 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 8.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.6% of renter households in 2017.
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 26005031900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26005031900?
Census tract 26005031900 in Otsego scores 2.9/10 (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 26005031900?
Median gross rent is $1,117/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26005031900?
12.8% of residents in tract 26005031900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,578.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26005031900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 62th, minority 29th, housing 58th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26005031900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 342 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26005031900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.63% of renter households, peaking at 12.6% in 2017. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26005031900 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26005031900 compare to Otsego overall?
Tract 26005031900 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Otsego at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Otsego; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Otsego
Top eight tracts in Otsego ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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