Census Tract · Ranked #54,273 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26159010102 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26159010102 ·
Van Buren County, MI · pop 2,579
Tract 26159010102 sits in Van Buren County, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.7/10. Severe burden reaches 37%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%Stable renters 4%Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,008
Renter share9.4%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$66,667
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
33th percentile
#15 of 22 tracts In Van Buren County
Low
Within state
46th percentile
#1,613 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Moderate
National
36th percentile
#54,273 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Van Buren County and the region
Centroid at 42.3790, -85.8159 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26159010102 scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$935 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26159010102 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 15
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.0%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
32.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26159010102
Cost burden runs 60% here against 42.2% across Van Buren County. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 2.5/10.
That is riskier than roughly 35% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. At 9% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.3/10. Against average income of $66,667, annual rent is just 17%.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Van Buren County average of 4.2 closely.
Average gross rent runs $935 a month.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26159010102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159010102?
Census tract 26159010102 in Van Buren County 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 average rent in tract 26159010102?
Median gross rent is $935/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159010102?
10.2% of residents in tract 26159010102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,579.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159010102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 43th, minority 6th, housing 9th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26159010102 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.