Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Muskegon Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26121000500 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 4,432
Eviction risk in Muskegon eviction risk in Muskegon County centers on tract 26121000500, which scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,432 residents. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $941 a month against an average household income of $41,090 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,649
Renter share49.7%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate24.1%
Median income$41,090
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Muskegon and the region
Centroid at 43.2232, -86.2365 · click any tract to drill in
Why Muskegon scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Muskegon
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
24.1% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$941 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Muskegon
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Muskegon
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Muskegon
7.5
How Muskegon compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 36%Grade B
- 52%Grade C
- 1%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 2,151Total filings over 8 yrs
- 29.66%Avg annual filing rate
- 35.2%Peak (2012)
- 243Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 8 months.
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.
- 28.0%Housing insecurity
- 22.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 37.8%Food insecurity
- 42.1%SNAP enrollment
- 19.0%Transit barriers
- 13.4%No health insurance
- 23.1%Frequent mental distress
- 42.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Muskegon
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Muskegon eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Muskegon County average of 5.9 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,151 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 29.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 35.2% of renter households in 2012.
Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26121000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121000500?
Census tract 26121000500 in Muskegon scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 26121000500?
Median gross rent is $941/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26121000500?
24.1% of residents in tract 26121000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,432.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 79th, minority 71th, housing 52th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26121000500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,151 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26121000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.66% of renter households, peaking at 35.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26121000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.0% 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. 22.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26121000500 compare to Muskegon overall?
Tract 26121000500 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Muskegon at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Muskegon eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26121000500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 1% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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