Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Hartford Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159011400 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 4,578 · 52% of tract blocks fall in Hartford
26159011400 is a census tract in Hartford, MI. It scores 4.5/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,578. 24% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Van Buren County average of 42.2%.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,608
Renter share26.6%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$42,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hartford and the region
Centroid at 42.2189, -86.1822 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hartford scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hartford
4.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$743 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hartford
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hartford
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hartford
6.6
How Hartford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 98%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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)
- 47Total filings over 1 yrs
- 9.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2016)
- 47Filings in 2016 (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.
- 20.4%Housing insecurity
- 15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.8%Food insecurity
- 30.9%SNAP enrollment
- 14.6%Transit barriers
- 15.5%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 42.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hartford
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.9/10. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Food insecurity runs 29.8% against 17.8% nationally. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.3/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.7/10.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 47 filings here across 1 tracked years. At $743 a month, rents run 11% under what the rest of Hartford commands.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2016, when 9.9% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 9.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.7/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Van Buren County average of 4.2 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26159011400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159011400?
Census tract 26159011400 in Hartford scores 4.5/10 (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 26159011400?
Median gross rent is $743/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159011400?
12.1% of residents in tract 26159011400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,578.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159011400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 98th, minority 48th, housing 94th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26159011400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 47 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26159011400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.89% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26159011400 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.4% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26159011400 compare to Hartford overall?
Tract 26159011400 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Hartford at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hartford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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