Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26077002908 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26077002908 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 4,844
Eviction risk in Kalamazoo eviction risk in Kalamazoo County centers on tract 26077002908, which scores $1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,844 residents. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
73% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,156 monthly, set against $138,339 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,737
Renter share3.6%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$138,339
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo County and the region
Centroid at 42.3137, -85.7147 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26077002908 scores 1.5
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
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,156 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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 26077002908 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.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 10%Housing & transportation
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.
- 6.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.4%Food insecurity
- 6.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 3.8%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 23.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26077002908
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 about the same as the Kalamazoo County average of 6.2 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26077002908
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002908?
Census tract 26077002908 in Kalamazoo County scores 1.5/10 (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 26077002908?
Median gross rent is $2,156/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077002908?
3.0% of residents in tract 26077002908 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,844.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002908?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 55th, minority 37th, housing 10th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26077002908 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.4% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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