Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Edison Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kalamazoo
Tract 26077001803 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 2,058 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Census tract 26077001803 belongs to the Edison area of Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is home to 2,058 residents and scores 6.6/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $990 a month against an average household income of $51,190 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units821
Renter share24.7%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate14.8%
Median income$51,190
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region
Centroid at 42.2867, -85.5458 · click any tract to drill in
Why Edison scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
14.8% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$990 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kalamazoo
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kalamazoo
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kalamazoo
6.8
How Edison compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 85
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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
- 10%Grade C
- 10%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.
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)
- 104Total filings over 2 yrs
- 19.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.6%Peak (2018)
- 60Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.
- 19.5%Housing insecurity
- 15.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.2%Food insecurity
- 29.0%SNAP enrollment
- 13.7%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 22.7%Frequent mental distress
- 37.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Edison
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 104 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 19.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.6% of renter households in 2018.
Part of this tract, about 10% 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.
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 26077001803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001803?
Census tract 26077001803 in the Edison neighborhood scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 26077001803?
Median gross rent is $990/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077001803?
14.8% of residents in tract 26077001803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,058.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077001803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 85th, minority 56th, housing 80th.
Q5
Is tract 26077001803 considered part of Edison?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077001803 fall within Edison (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077001803?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 104 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26077001803 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.55% of renter households, peaking at 22.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26077001803 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.5% 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. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26077001803 compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Tract 26077001803 scores 4/10, 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.
Q9
Was tract 26077001803 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. 10% 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.
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