Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 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
For landlords sizing up South Haven, census tract 26005030901 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 26% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
5% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $87,500 a year. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.9
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
83
th percentile
High
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
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 3.9
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 heaviest input here is housing court bias at 6.6/10. 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 South Haven, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Allegan County average of 5.2 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 57 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 4.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.7% of renter households in 2010.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26005030901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26005030901?
Census tract 26005030901 in South Haven scores 3.9/10 (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 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of South Haven at 3.1/10. 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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