Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Ravenna Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26121002900 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 5,520 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Ravenna
For landlords sizing up Ravenna in Muskegon County, census tract 26121002900 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 61% of US census tracts.
26% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $943 a month against an average household income of $64,375 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units2,168
Renter share10.1%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$64,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
National
29
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ravenna and the region
Centroid at 43.1657, -86.0181 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ravenna scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ravenna
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$943 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ravenna
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ravenna
4.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ravenna
6.5
How Ravenna compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 38
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%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)
- 121Total filings over 8 yrs
- 6.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.5%Peak (2012)
- 14Filings 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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 13.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 32.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ravenna
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.1/10. 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 Ravenna, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Muskegon County average of 5.9 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 121 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.5% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26121002900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121002900?
Census tract 26121002900 in Ravenna scores 2.9/10 (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 26121002900?
Median gross rent is $943/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26121002900?
8.4% of residents in tract 26121002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,520.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121002900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 27th, minority 19th, housing 70th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26121002900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 121 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26121002900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.84% of renter households, peaking at 12.5% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26121002900 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26121002900 compare to Ravenna overall?
Tract 26121002900 scores 2.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Ravenna at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ravenna; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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