Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26077002801 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26077002801 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 4,301
Here is how census tract 26077002801, in Kalamazoo eviction risk in Kalamazoo County, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,301. It lands near the 32nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 23% of renter households, a moderate level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,049 a month while the average household earns $103,229 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,505
Renter share5.1%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$103,229
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
National
12
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo County and the region
Centroid at 42.3692, -85.6200 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26077002801 scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,049 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26077002801 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 2%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 25Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.4%Peak (2016)
- 9Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 7.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 4.4%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 25.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26077002801
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Michigan eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kalamazoo County average of 6.2 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 5.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26077002801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002801?
Census tract 26077002801 in Kalamazoo County scores 2/10 (Lower 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 26077002801?
Median gross rent is $1,049/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077002801?
2.5% of residents in tract 26077002801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,301.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 15th, minority 10th, housing 41th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077002801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26077002801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.96% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26077002801 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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