1 census tracts · pop 1,563 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.2–6.2
Oakwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Kalamazoo, MI and houses 1,563 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Kalamazoo rate of 34.5%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.4/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Court records for this tract carry 48 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 12.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 12.2% in 2018 against a 12.2% peak.
Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Kalamazoo, it ranks #11 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Parkview Hills and Edison score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,130, close to the Kalamazoo average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $55,515.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oakwood vs KalamazooHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oakwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
48Total filings (sum)
12.24%Avg annual filing rate
12.2%Peak year (2016)
12.24%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oakwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility shutoff threat
12.1%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oakwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oakwood?
Oakwood scores 6.2/10 (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 Oakwood compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Oakwood scores 0.3 points higher than Kalamazoo overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,130 vs $1,078.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oakwood?
Average gross rent in Oakwood is $1,130/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oakwood residents are renters?
36% of Oakwood households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Kalamazoo). The neighborhood has 1,563 residents.
Q5
Is Oakwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Oakwood sits in the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Oakwood for landlords?
Oakwood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Oakwood?
Oakwood has 1,633 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.7%), Other / Multiracial (8.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
