Census Tract · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Bangor Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159012002 ·
Van Buren County, MI · pop 1,566 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Bangor
With a score of 5/10, tract 26159012002 in Bangor, MI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Cost burden runs 62% here against 42.2% across Van Buren County.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%Stable renters 3%Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units578
Renter share7.3%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate20.1%
Median income$63,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Bangor
Very Low
Within county
71th percentile
#7 of 22 tracts In Van Buren County
Elevated
Within state
73th percentile
#801 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Elevated
National
61th percentile
#32,842 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bangor and the region
Centroid at 42.2913, -86.0446 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bangor scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
20.1% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,517 rent vs county FMR
10.0
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: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.9%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
17.7%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
36.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bangor
What pushes it up most is supply constraint at 10/10. Average gross rent is $1,517, 64% above the Bangor average. The voucher gap is 57.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
It sits 0.8 points above the Van Buren County average of 4.2. On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 7% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 6.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $63,375.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26159012002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159012002?
Census tract 26159012002 in Bangor scores 5/10 (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 26159012002?
Median gross rent is $1,517/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159012002?
20.1% of residents in tract 26159012002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,566.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159012002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 52th, minority 36th, housing 66th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26159012002 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26159012002 compare to Bangor overall?
Tract 26159012002 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Bangor at 4.3/10. 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.