Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26159010600 Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159010600 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 2,535
26159010600 is a census tract in Van Buren County, MI. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,535. Against Van Buren County at 42.2%, 72% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,074
Renter share43.3%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate26.3%
Median income$36,045
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
82
th percentile
High
National
70
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Van Buren County and the region
Centroid at 42.2862, -86.2894 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26159010600 scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
26.3% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$955 rent vs county FMR
4.9
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 26159010600 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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
- 3.68%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.7%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.
- 22.9%Housing insecurity
- 17.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.5%Food insecurity
- 33.9%SNAP enrollment
- 16.0%Transit barriers
- 16.8%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 44.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26159010600
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 8.9/10. The severe-burden share is 26%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. SNAP participation runs 33.9% against 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. It sits 1.2 points above the Van Buren County average of 4.2.
The filing record is not thin: 17 evictions over 1 years of observation. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2016 at 3.7% of renter households.
In a typical year about 3.7% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.8/10. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26159010600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159010600?
Census tract 26159010600 in Van Buren County scores 5.4/10 (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 26159010600?
Median gross rent is $955/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159010600?
26.3% of residents in tract 26159010600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,535.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159010600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 99th, minority 74th, housing 92th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26159010600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26159010600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.68% of renter households, peaking at 3.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26159010600 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.9% 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. 17.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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