1 census tracts · pop 6,397 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Hill N' Brook is a one-tract neighborhood of Portage, MI and houses 6,397 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 40% against 27.3% citywide, putting Hill N' Brook 12.2% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.1/10. At $1,462 a month, rents sit 29% over what the rest of Portage commands.
The voucher gap is 23.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. On the high side is supply constraint at 7.4/10.
11% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The filing record is not thin: 42 evictions logged in this tract.
Food insecurity affects 8.1% of adults, 9.7 points below the national rate. 4.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 4.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.9% in 2018, is well off that peak.
Against average income of $96,875, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hill N' Brook vs PortageHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport21%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hill N' Brook
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
42Total filings (sum)
3.12%Avg annual filing rate
4.3%Peak year (2016)
1.93%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hill N' Brook
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.2%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
4.1%No health insurance
22.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hill N' Brook
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hill N' Brook?
Hill N' Brook scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Hill N' Brook compare to Portage overall?
Hill N' Brook scores 1.0 points lower than Portage overall (4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,462 vs $1,133.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hill N' Brook?
Average gross rent in Hill N' Brook is $1,462/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hill N' Brook residents are renters?
29% of Hill N' Brook households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Portage). The neighborhood has 6,397 residents.
Q5
Is Hill N' Brook a high social-vulnerability area?
Hill N' Brook sits in the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Hill N' Brook for landlords?
Hill N' Brook carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Portage as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hill N' Brook?
Hill N' Brook has 6,648 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72%), Hispanic / Latino (12.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
