Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Comstock Northwest Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26077002203 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 3,386 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Comstock Northwest
With a score of 3/10, tract 26077002203 in Comstock Northwest, MI reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,386. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 99%
Tract context
Occupied units1,241
Renter share0.7%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$104,526
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
15
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
National
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Comstock Northwest and the region
Centroid at 42.3091, -85.4844 · click any tract to drill in
Why Comstock Northwest scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
2.9
How Comstock Northwest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 28%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 22%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.
- 7.6%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.4%Food insecurity
- 7.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 26.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Comstock Northwest
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 9.3/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.1/10. Against the Kalamazoo County average of 4.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.8 points.
Food insecurity runs 9.4% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.9% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 1% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 3.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26077002203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002203?
Census tract 26077002203 in Comstock Northwest scores 3/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 26077002203?
4.2% of residents in tract 26077002203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,386.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 28th, minority 27th, housing 22th.
Q4
What share of households in tract 26077002203 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.6% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5
How does tract 26077002203 compare to Comstock Northwest overall?
Tract 26077002203 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Comstock Northwest at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Comstock Northwest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Comstock Northwest
Top eight tracts in Comstock Northwest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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