3 census tracts · pop 15,301 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5–5.7
Shady Park Neighbourhood spans 3 census tracts of Muskegon, MI, population 15,301. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Muskegon rate of 33.2%. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records carry 4,276 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 26.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. 14.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 39.2% of renter households.
At $911 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Muskegon commands. Judgments average 8.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Shady Park Neighbourhood vs MuskegonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.7%+23%
Muskegon: 33.2%
Average gross rent
$911-9%
Muskegon: $996
Average HH income
$45,817-1%
Muskegon: $46,342
Poverty rate
19.1%-5%
Muskegon: 20.2%
Renter share
48.0%+2%
Muskegon: 46.9%
Geographic context
Risk heat across Shady Park Neighbourhood and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5–5.7
Why Shady Park Neighbourhood scores 5.4
9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts
3.3
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.3–4.5 across tracts
4.1
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 3.3–7.1 across tracts
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.3–5.0 across tracts
3.8
Tenant organizing strength
48% renter households · Range 4.0–8.8 across tracts
7.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–7.5 across tracts
6.7
Economic stress
19.1% below poverty line · Range 4.3–5.7 across tracts
4.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.0–4.8 across tracts
2.9
Risk score comparison
Shady Park Neighbourhood vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Variance across tracts
How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Shady Park Neighbourhood?
Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.
Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 0.7 points from
5 to
5.7.
Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Shady Park Neighbourhood
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,276Total filings (sum)
19.03%Avg annual filing rate
39.2%Peak year (2018)
16.95%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Shady Park Neighbourhood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.5%Housing insecurity
14.3%Utility shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
26.4%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
38.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Shady Park Neighbourhood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Shady Park Neighbourhood?
Shady Park Neighbourhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Shady Park Neighbourhood compare to Muskegon overall?
Shady Park Neighbourhood scores 0.9 points higher than Muskegon overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $911 vs $996.
Q3
What is the average rent in Shady Park Neighbourhood?
Average gross rent in Shady Park Neighbourhood is $911/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Shady Park Neighbourhood residents are renters?
48% of Shady Park Neighbourhood households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Muskegon). The neighborhood has 15,301 residents.
Q5
Is Shady Park Neighbourhood a high social-vulnerability area?
Shady Park Neighbourhood sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Shady Park Neighbourhood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Shady Park Neighbourhood is census tract 26121000100 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Shady Park Neighbourhood for landlords?
Shady Park Neighbourhood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Muskegon as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Shady Park Neighbourhood?
Shady Park Neighbourhood has 15,238 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.5%), Hispanic / Latino (9.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
