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Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 26159010600 Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26159010600 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 2,535

Census tract 26159010600 sits in Van Buren, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #16,582 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

72% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $955 a month against an average household income of $36,045 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.9
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 county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 22 tracts In Van Buren County
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#274 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very High
National
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#13,119 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
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 5.9

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
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.
Tract 26159010600 risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 010600County: 4.54.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 26159010600

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.6/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are set by Michigan eviction laws law, 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 26159010600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159010600?

Census tract 26159010600 in Van Buren County scores 5.9/10 (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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