Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Hudsonville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26139023001 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 7,780 · 3% of tract blocks fall in Hudsonville
Hudsonville in Ottawa County anchors census tract 26139023001, which lands at 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 23% of US census tracts.
23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,109 monthly, set against $112,639 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,643
Renter share16.8%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$112,639
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
5
th percentile
Very Low
National
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hudsonville and the region
Centroid at 42.8372, -85.8336 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hudsonville scores 1.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hudsonville
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,109 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hudsonville
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hudsonville
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hudsonville
2.9
How Hudsonville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 5%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 21Total filings over 1 yrs
- 7.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.2%Peak (2018)
- 21Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.1%Food insecurity
- 7.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 24.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hudsonville
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 3.7/10. 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 Hudsonville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Ottawa County average of 5.4 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139023001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139023001?
Census tract 26139023001 in Hudsonville scores 1.5/10 (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 26139023001?
Median gross rent is $1,109/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139023001?
3.7% of residents in tract 26139023001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,780.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139023001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 10th, minority 17th, housing 65th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26139023001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 21 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26139023001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.22% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26139023001 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26139023001 compare to Hudsonville overall?
Tract 26139023001 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Hudsonville at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hudsonville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hudsonville
Top eight tracts in Hudsonville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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