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Arcadia Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kalamazoo

Tract 26077001509 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 6,280 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.8/10 for census tract 26077001509 reflects conditions in the Arcadia neighborhood of Kalamazoo, Michigan. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

About 71% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,390 monthly, set against $45,172 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 89% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 63% Stable renters 26% Owners 11%

Tract context

Occupied units2,517

Renter share89.4%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate45.6%

Median income$45,172

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region

Centroid at 42.2825, -85.6360 · click any tract to drill in

Why Arcadia scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Kalamazoo

6.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.9

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

45.6% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,390 rent vs county FMR

6.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Kalamazoo

8.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Kalamazoo

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Kalamazoo

8.4

How Arcadia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

86%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
31%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
12%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Arcadia. 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.

20.6%Housing insecurity
17.2%Utility-shutoff threat
33.5%Food insecurity
36.0%SNAP enrollment
19.7%Transit barriers
10.9%No health insurance
28.4%Frequent mental distress
39.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Arcadia

What moves this score most is economic stress 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 inherited from Kalamazoo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Kalamazoo County average of 6.2 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 29th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 26077001509

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001509?

Census tract 26077001509 in the Arcadia neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26077001509?

Median gross rent is $1,390/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26077001509?

45.6% of residents in tract 26077001509 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,280.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26077001509?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 0th, minority 51th, housing 31th.

Is tract 26077001509 considered part of Arcadia?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077001509 fall within Arcadia (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26077001509 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.6% 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. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26077001509 compare to Kalamazoo overall?

Tract 26077001509 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Kalamazoo at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kalamazoo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26077001509 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Kalamazoo

Top eight tracts in Kalamazoo ranked by composite eviction-risk score.