1 census tracts · pop 2,273 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Eastside maps to a single census tract in Kalamazoo, MI and houses 2,273 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.3/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 58% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 68% against 34.5% citywide, putting Eastside 33.3% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.8/10.
25.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 39%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $38,663 and the ratio lands at 37%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 30.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.4/10.
Court records for this tract carry 202 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 30.1% of renter households. At $1,176 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Kalamazoo commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 21.9% in 2018 against a 30.1% peak.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Eastside vs KalamazooHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Eastside
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
202Total filings (sum)
25.97%Avg annual filing rate
30.1%Peak year (2016)
21.85%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Eastside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.7%Housing insecurity
25.6%Utility shutoff threat
42.5%Food insecurity
47.7%SNAP enrollment
12.8%No health insurance
42.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Eastside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Eastside?
Eastside scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Eastside compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Eastside scores 1.4 points higher than Kalamazoo overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,176 vs $1,078.
Q3
What is the average rent in Eastside?
Average gross rent in Eastside is $1,176/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Eastside residents are renters?
45% of Eastside households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Kalamazoo). The neighborhood has 2,273 residents.
Q5
Is Eastside a high social-vulnerability area?
Eastside sits in the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Eastside for landlords?
Eastside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Kalamazoo as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Eastside?
Eastside has 2,351 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (54.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (33.2%), Hispanic / Latino (9.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
