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Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Hill N' Brook Eviction Risk: Lower , Portage

Tract 26077002003 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 6,397 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Census tract 26077002003 sits in the Hill N' Brook area of Portage eviction risk, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #26,745 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,462 a month while the average household earns $96,875 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 17% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,582
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$96,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Hill N' Brook
Moderate
Within parent city
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 11 tracts In Portage
Very Low
Within county
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#56 of 68 tracts In Kalamazoo County
Very Low
Within state
14 th percentile
Rank, 14th percentileLowHigh
#2,563 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Portage and the region

Centroid at 42.2315, -85.6332 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hill N' Brook scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Portage
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,462 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portage
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portage
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portage
4.4

How Hill N' Brook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hill N' Brook risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 002003Portage: 3.03.0Portageparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

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

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)

  • 42Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 3.12%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.3%Peak (2016)
  • 13Filings in 2018 (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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hill N' Brook

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.4/10. 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 Portage eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kalamazoo County average of 6.2 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 42 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.3% of renter households in 2016.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26077002003

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002003?

Census tract 26077002003 in the Hill N' Brook neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 average rent in tract 26077002003?

Median gross rent is $1,462/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26077002003?

4.4% of residents in tract 26077002003 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,397.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002003?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 27th, minority 44th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 26077002003 considered part of Hill N' Brook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077002003 fall within Hill N' Brook (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077002003?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26077002003 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.12% of renter households, peaking at 4.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26077002003 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26077002003 compare to Portage overall?

Tract 26077002003 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Portage at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portage eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Portage

Top eight tracts in Portage ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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