Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Portage Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26077002103 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 2,139
Eviction risk in Portage eviction risk centers on tract 26077002103, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,139 residents. That is riskier than about 39% of US census tracts.
18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,023 a month while the average household earns $81,477 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units789
Renter share10.1%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$81,477
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Portage and the region
Centroid at 42.1710, -85.5958 · click any tract to drill in
Why Portage scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,023 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Portage compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 7.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 14.9%Frequent mental distress
- 25.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Portage
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26077002103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002103?
Census tract 26077002103 in Portage scores 2.5/10 (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 26077002103?
Median gross rent is $1,023/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077002103?
6.9% of residents in tract 26077002103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,139.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 24th, minority 7th, housing 15th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26077002103 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26077002103 compare to Portage overall?
Tract 26077002103 scores 2.5/10, 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.
Tract · MI
26077001905
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26077002005
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26077001906
2.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26077002004
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
South Westnedge
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26077001907
2.5
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26077002002
2.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MI
26077002104
2
/ 10 · Low
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