Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Muskegon Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26121001800 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 5,117 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Muskegon
Muskegon in Muskegon County is where census tract 26121001800 sits, home to 5,117 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.5/10. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $952 monthly, set against $61,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 12% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,945
Renter share11.6%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$61,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Muskegon and the region
Centroid at 43.2807, -86.2077 · click any tract to drill in
Why Muskegon scores 4.1
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
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$952 rent vs county FMR
3.3
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: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 56%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
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)
- 301Total filings over 8 yrs
- 21.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 29.4%Peak (2012)
- 37Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 42% 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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.2%Food insecurity
- 18.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%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 301 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 21.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 29.4% of renter households in 2012.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26121001800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121001800?
Census tract 26121001800 in Muskegon scores 4.1/10 (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 26121001800?
Median gross rent is $952/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26121001800?
12.4% of residents in tract 26121001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,117.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121001800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 70th, minority 21th, housing 59th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26121001800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 301 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26121001800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 21.65% of renter households, peaking at 29.4% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26121001800 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26121001800 compare to Muskegon overall?
Tract 26121001800 scores 4.1/10, 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.
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