Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Paw Paw Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159011801 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 2,349 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Paw Paw
Tract 26159011801, home to 2,349 residents in Paw Paw, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $719 a month against an average household income of $70,278 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. Renters make up 22% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units900
Renter share21.9%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$70,278
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Paw Paw and the region
Centroid at 42.1992, -85.9413 · click any tract to drill in
Why Paw Paw scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Paw Paw
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$719 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Paw Paw
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Paw Paw
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Paw Paw
6.6
How Paw Paw compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.3%Food insecurity
- 11.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 32.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Paw Paw
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Paw Paw, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Van Buren County average of 5.7 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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 26159011801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159011801?
Census tract 26159011801 in Paw Paw scores 4.4/10 (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 26159011801?
Median gross rent is $719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159011801?
7.8% of residents in tract 26159011801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,349.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159011801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 63th, minority 15th, housing 78th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26159011801 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26159011801 compare to Paw Paw overall?
Tract 26159011801 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Paw Paw at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Paw Paw; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Paw Paw
Top eight tracts in Paw Paw ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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