Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally
South Haven Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159010300 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 2,030 · 93% of tract blocks fall in South Haven
Census tract 26159010300 covers part of South Haven, MI, and scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,030 residents. 29% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units970
Renter share25.7%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$77,368
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
52
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
National
46
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Haven and the region
Centroid at 42.4103, -86.2736 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Haven scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Haven
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$793 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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)
- 17Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2016)
- 17Filings 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.
- 6.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.6%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 13.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Haven
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.9/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The filing record is not thin: 17 evictions over 1 years of observation. Food insecurity runs 9.6% against 17.8% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 6.9% against 14.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2016, when 3.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 3.5% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $77,368, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 43% of renters.
It tracks the Van Buren County average of 4.2 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 26159010300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159010300?
Census tract 26159010300 in South Haven scores 4.2/10 (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 26159010300?
Median gross rent is $793/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159010300?
18.2% of residents in tract 26159010300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,030.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159010300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 27th, minority 27th, housing 76th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26159010300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26159010300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.54% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26159010300 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.9% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26159010300 compare to South Haven overall?
Tract 26159010300 scores 4.2/10, right in line with 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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