1 census tracts · pop 4,485 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
West Main Hill maps to a single census tract in Kalamazoo, MI and houses 4,485 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, Elevated tier. 56% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Cost burden runs 87% against 34.5% citywide, putting West Main Hill 52.5% over its own city. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 64%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Annualized rent equals 45% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. 84% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. SNAP participation is 36.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 36.5% of adults, 18.7 points above the national rate. Average gross rent is $795, 26% below the Kalamazoo average of $1,078.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.4/10. Court records for this tract carry 5 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 2.0% of renter households.
Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Kalamazoo, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
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
West Main Hill vs KalamazooHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Main Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5Total filings (sum)
1.97%Avg annual filing rate
2.0%Peak year (2016)
1.97%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Main Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.9%Housing insecurity
16.8%Utility shutoff threat
36.5%Food insecurity
36.0%SNAP enrollment
10.6%No health insurance
40.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Main Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Main Hill?
West Main Hill 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 West Main Hill compare to Kalamazoo overall?
West Main Hill scores 1.4 points higher than Kalamazoo overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 87% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $795 vs $1,078.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Main Hill?
Average gross rent in West Main Hill is $795/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Main Hill residents are renters?
84% of West Main Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Kalamazoo). The neighborhood has 4,485 residents.
Q5
Is West Main Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
West Main Hill sits in the 53rd 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 West Main Hill for landlords?
West Main Hill 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 West Main Hill?
West Main Hill has 4,435 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
