Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #37,882 of 84,120 nationally
South Haven Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159010500 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 3,463 · 18% of tract blocks fall in South Haven
With a score of 4.7/10, tract 26159010500 in South Haven, MI reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,463 residents. The severe-burden share is 47%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,711
Renter share22.5%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$52,616
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Haven and the region
Centroid at 42.3634, -86.2591 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Haven scores 4.7
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
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$894 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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)
- 46Total filings over 1 yrs
- 11.30%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.3%Peak (2016)
- 46Filings 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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.5%Food insecurity
- 16.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.0%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 35.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Haven
Against Van Buren County at 42.2%, 69% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.9/10. Court records carry 46 eviction filings across 1 observed years.
Filings peaked in 2016 at 11.3% of renter households. In a typical year about 11.3% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Only 23% 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. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Van Buren County average of 4.2 closely. Average gross rent is $894, close to the South Haven average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $52,616.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26159010500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159010500?
Census tract 26159010500 in South Haven scores 4.7/10 (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 26159010500?
Median gross rent is $894/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159010500?
16.9% of residents in tract 26159010500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,463.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159010500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 63th, minority 53th, housing 88th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26159010500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 46 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26159010500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.30% of renter households, peaking at 11.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26159010500 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26159010500 compare to South Haven overall?
Tract 26159010500 scores 4.7/10, higher 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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