Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Edison Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kalamazoo

Tract 26077001002 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 3,188 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

For landlords sizing up the Edison neighborhood of Kalamazoo, census tract 26077001002 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $862 a month while the average household earns $33,994 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 39% Owners 36%

Tract context

Occupied units1,590

Renter share63.9%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate26.7%

Median income$33,994

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region

Centroid at 42.2765, -85.5692 · click any tract to drill in

Why Edison scores 6

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

26.7% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$862 rent vs county FMR

2.3

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 Edison compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

48%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
79%Racial/ethnic minority
84%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
72%Grade C
4%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 Edison. 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.

26.5%Housing insecurity
20.8%Utility-shutoff threat
36.6%Food insecurity
38.7%SNAP enrollment
18.3%Transit barriers
14.9%No health insurance
23.3%Frequent mental distress
39.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Edison

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 inherited from Kalamazoo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores 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.

Part of this tract, about 4% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 26077001002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001002?

Census tract 26077001002 in the Edison neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 26077001002?

Median gross rent is $862/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26077001002?

26.7% of residents in tract 26077001002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,188.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26077001002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 71th, minority 79th, housing 84th.

Is tract 26077001002 considered part of Edison?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077001002 fall within Edison (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26077001002 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.5% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26077001002 compare to Kalamazoo overall?

Tract 26077001002 scores 6/10, 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 26077001002 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. 4% 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.

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