Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Knollwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kalamazoo
Tract 26077001511 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 1,400 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the Knollwood area of Kalamazoo, census tract 26077001511 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.2/10. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.
About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,203 a month while the average household earns $38,320 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 91% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 63%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units608
Renter share90.8%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$38,320
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region
Centroid at 42.2733, -85.6373 · click any tract to drill in
Why Knollwood scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kalamazoo
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,203 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kalamazoo
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kalamazoo
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kalamazoo
8.4
How Knollwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 83%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Knollwood. 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.
- 24.2%Housing insecurity
- 19.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.3%Food insecurity
- 33.4%SNAP enrollment
- 16.7%Transit barriers
- 9.8%No health insurance
- 25.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Knollwood
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Kalamazoo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kalamazoo 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 24.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 26077001511
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001511?
Census tract 26077001511 in the Knollwood neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 26077001511?
Median gross rent is $1,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077001511?
22.5% of residents in tract 26077001511 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,400.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077001511?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 80th, minority 83th, housing 95th.
Q5
Is tract 26077001511 considered part of Knollwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077001511 fall within Knollwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26077001511 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.2% 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. 19.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26077001511 compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Tract 26077001511 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Kalamazoo at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kalamazoo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Kalamazoo
Top eight tracts in Kalamazoo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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West Main Hill
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Knollwood
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Douglas
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Arcadia
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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Eastside
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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