Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally
Bangor Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159012001 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 4,376 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Bangor
Census tract 26159012001 runs through Bangor. With 4,376 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #12,667 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $676 a month while the average household earns $55,972 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,498
Renter share26.6%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate22.2%
Median income$55,972
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
National
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bangor and the region
Centroid at 42.2909, -86.1574 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bangor scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bangor
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
22.2% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$676 rent vs county FMR
2.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bangor
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bangor
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bangor
6.9
How Bangor compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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.
- 18.2%Housing insecurity
- 13.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.3%Food insecurity
- 26.8%SNAP enrollment
- 13.0%Transit barriers
- 13.2%No health insurance
- 21.0%Frequent mental distress
- 41.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bangor
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at $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 Bangor, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Van Buren County average of 5.7 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 18.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 26159012001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159012001?
Census tract 26159012001 in Bangor scores 5.8/10 (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 26159012001?
Median gross rent is $676/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159012001?
22.2% of residents in tract 26159012001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,376.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159012001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 68th, minority 58th, housing 92th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26159012001 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.2% 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. 13.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26159012001 compare to Bangor overall?
Tract 26159012001 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Bangor at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bangor; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bangor
Top eight tracts in Bangor ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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