1 census tracts · pop 1,902 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Southside is a one-tract neighborhood of Kalamazoo, MI, population 1,902. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number 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. Against a Kalamazoo baseline of 34.5%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.4/10. The poverty rate is 23%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 123 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 24.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 23.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 18.9% in 2018 against a 23.4% peak.
Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Kalamazoo, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are West Main Hill and Arcadia.
Average gross rent runs $1,046, close to the Kalamazoo average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $46,211.
One tract means one number: 7.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southside vs KalamazooHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport37%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Southside
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
123Total filings (sum)
21.14%Avg annual filing rate
23.4%Peak year (2016)
18.90%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.3%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility shutoff threat
24.1%Food insecurity
24.7%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
33.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southside?
Southside 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 Southside compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Southside scores 1.4 points higher than Kalamazoo overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,046 vs $1,078.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southside?
Average gross rent in Southside is $1,046/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southside residents are renters?
31% of Southside households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Kalamazoo). The neighborhood has 1,902 residents.
Q5
Is Southside a high social-vulnerability area?
Southside sits in the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Southside for landlords?
Southside 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 Southside?
Southside has 2,000 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50%), Hispanic / Latino (28.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
