Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 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
Tract 26159010500, home to 3,463 residents in South Haven, scores 6.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 80th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
69% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $894 a month against an average household income of $52,616 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.3
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
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
75
th percentile
High
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 5.3
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
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 above the Van Buren County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 46 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 11.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.3% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26159010500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159010500?
Census tract 26159010500 in South Haven scores 5.3/10 (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 5.3/10, 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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