Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
West Main Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kalamazoo
Tract 26077001504 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 4,485 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 26077001504 belongs to the West Main Hill area of Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is home to 4,485 residents and scores 7.5/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 99th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 87% of renter households, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $795 a month while the average household earns $21,250 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. Renters make up 84% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 73%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 16%
Tract context
Occupied units322
Renter share83.5%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate63.7%
Median income$21,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region
Centroid at 42.2833, -85.6114 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Main Hill scores 6.5
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
63.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$795 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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 West Main Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 50%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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
- 5%Grade B
- 10%Grade C
- 1%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)
- 5Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.0%Peak (2016)
- 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 20.9%Housing insecurity
- 16.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.5%Food insecurity
- 36.0%SNAP enrollment
- 23.3%Transit barriers
- 10.6%No health insurance
- 32.3%Frequent mental distress
- 40.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Main Hill
The heaviest input here 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 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 5 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.0% of renter households in 2016.
Part of this tract, about 1% 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 26077001504
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001504?
Census tract 26077001504 in the West Main Hill neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26077001504?
Median gross rent is $795/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 87% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077001504?
63.7% of residents in tract 26077001504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,485.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077001504?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 1th, minority 50th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 26077001504 considered part of West Main Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077001504 fall within West Main Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077001504?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 5 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26077001504 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.97% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26077001504 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.9% 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. 16.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26077001504 compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Tract 26077001504 scores 6.5/10, 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 26077001504 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. 1% 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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