Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26121002702 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26121002702 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 3,389
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26121002702 (Muskegon in Muskegon County, Michigan) comes in at 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 78% of US census tracts.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 50% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,038 monthly, set against $70,732 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,250
Renter share16.0%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate20.0%
Median income$70,732
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Muskegon County and the region
Centroid at 43.1958, -86.1658 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26121002702 scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
20.0% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,038 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26121002702 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 43%Socioeconomic
- 36%Household composition
- 7%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.6%Food insecurity
- 16.9%SNAP enrollment
- 9.0%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26121002702
What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Michigan eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 26121002702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121002702?
Census tract 26121002702 in Muskegon County scores 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 26121002702?
Median gross rent is $1,038/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26121002702?
20.0% of residents in tract 26121002702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,389.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121002702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 36th, minority 7th, housing 60th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26121002702 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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