3 census tracts · pop 11,901 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 3.3–7.3
South Westnedge spans 3 census tracts of Kalamazoo, MI and houses 11,901 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.3 to 7.3, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
Against a Kalamazoo baseline of 34.5%, 48% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Court records carry 423 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 13.7% of renter households. That places it #14 of 16 neighborhoods in Kalamazoo. Judgments average 3.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Against average income of $62,780, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,014, close to the Kalamazoo average. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
South Westnedge vs KalamazooHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority36%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Westnedge
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
423Total filings (sum)
10.05%Avg annual filing rate
13.7%Peak year (2018)
9.85%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Westnedge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.4%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility shutoff threat
16.5%Food insecurity
16.2%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Westnedge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Westnedge?
South Westnedge scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 South Westnedge compare to Kalamazoo overall?
South Westnedge scores 0.2 points lower than Kalamazoo overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,014 vs $1,078.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Westnedge?
Average gross rent in South Westnedge is $1,014/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Westnedge residents are renters?
33% of South Westnedge households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Kalamazoo). The neighborhood has 11,901 residents.
Q5
Is South Westnedge a high social-vulnerability area?
South Westnedge sits in the 37th 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
Which tracts in South Westnedge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Westnedge is census tract 26077001701 (score 7.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 7.3, a spread of 4 points.
Q7
How safe is South Westnedge for landlords?
South Westnedge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Westnedge?
South Westnedge has 11,759 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
