Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Lamont Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26139021402 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 5,414 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Lamont
Census tract 26139021402 sits in Lamont, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. It lands near the 20th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 27% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,203 monthly, set against $99,006 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 18% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,971
Renter share18.5%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$99,006
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lamont and the region
Centroid at 43.0057, -85.8640 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lamont scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lamont
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,203 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lamont
1.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lamont
1.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lamont
3.0
How Lamont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 2%Racial/ethnic minority
- 20%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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.7%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 27.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lamont
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 3.8/10. 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 inherited from Lamont, 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 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th 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 26139021402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139021402?
Census tract 26139021402 in Lamont scores 2.6/10 (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 26139021402?
Median gross rent is $1,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139021402?
5.7% of residents in tract 26139021402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,414.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139021402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 19th, minority 2th, housing 20th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26139021402 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26139021402 compare to Lamont overall?
Tract 26139021402 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Lamont at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lamont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lamont
Top eight tracts in Lamont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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