Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
South Haven Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26005030901 · Allegan County, MI · pop 2,825 · 1% of tract blocks fall in South Haven
With a score of 3.7/10, tract 26005030901 in South Haven, MI reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,825. 5% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Allegan County average of 27.8%.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,138
Renter share7.0%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$87,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
36
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Haven and the region
Centroid at 42.4596, -86.1982 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Haven scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Haven
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Haven
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Haven
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Haven
6.6
How South Haven compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 54%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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)
- 57Total filings over 8 yrs
- 4.88%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.7%Peak (2010)
- 8Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 47% over the past 8 months.
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.
- 8.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.9%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Haven
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.9/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.9/10. Court records carry 57 eviction filings across 8 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2010 at 9.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.9% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #54,273 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Social vulnerability reads 6.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
It tracks the Allegan County average of 3.9 closely.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26005030901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26005030901?
Census tract 26005030901 in South Haven scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 poverty rate in tract 26005030901?
7.8% of residents in tract 26005030901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,825.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 26005030901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 70th, minority 33th, housing 52th.
Q4
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26005030901?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26005030901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.88% of renter households, peaking at 9.7% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26005030901 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.9% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26005030901 compare to South Haven overall?
Tract 26005030901 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of South Haven at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Haven; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Haven
Top eight tracts in South Haven ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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