1 census tracts · pop 3,005 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Ramona Park maps to a single census tract in Portage, MI and houses 3,005 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 27% of renter households. The filing record is not thin: 17 evictions logged in this tract.
SNAP participation is 6.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 6.0% of renter households. 4.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Recent filings have not receded much: 5.3% in 2018 against a 6.0% peak. At 12% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $104,635, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,103, close to the Portage average.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ramona Park vs PortageHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority25%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ramona Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
17Total filings (sum)
5.67%Avg annual filing rate
6.0%Peak year (2016)
5.33%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ramona Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.5%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
4.3%No health insurance
23.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ramona Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ramona Park?
Ramona Park 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 Ramona Park compare to Portage overall?
Ramona Park scores 1.0 points lower than Portage overall (4/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,103 vs $1,133.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ramona Park?
Average gross rent in Ramona Park is $1,103/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ramona Park residents are renters?
12% of Ramona Park households are renter-occupied (vs 31% in Portage). The neighborhood has 3,005 residents.
Q5
Is Ramona Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Ramona Park sits in the 7th 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 Ramona Park for landlords?
Ramona Park 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 Ramona Park?
Ramona Park has 2,954 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91%), Other / Multiracial (4.3%), Hispanic / Latino (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
