Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Bangor Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159012002 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 1,566 · 9% of tract blocks fall in Bangor
In Bangor, census tract 26159012002 scores 6.8/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 62% of renter households, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,517 a month while the average household earns $63,375 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.4
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 county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bangor and the region
Centroid at 42.2913, -86.0446 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bangor scores 5.4
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
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.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 36%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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.
- 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
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. 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 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 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 26159012002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159012002?
Census tract 26159012002 in Bangor scores 5.4/10 (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 5.4/10, 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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