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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Wayland Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26005030501 · Allegan County, MI · pop 3,229 · 1% of tract blocks fall in Wayland

Census tract 26005030501 covers Wayland, home to 3,229 residents. For landlords it grades 4.8/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 32% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 13% of renter households, a modest level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,008 monthly, set against $87,313 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 14% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,375
Renter share16.2%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$87,313

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Wayland
Very Low
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#18 of 30 tracts In Allegan County
Moderate
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#2,154 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wayland and the region

Centroid at 42.6333, -85.5949 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wayland scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wayland
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,008 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wayland
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wayland
6.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wayland
5.6

How Wayland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Wayland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 030501Wayland: 2.82.8Waylandparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

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 Wayland

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength 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 Wayland, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Allegan County average of 5.2 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26005030501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26005030501?

Census tract 26005030501 in Wayland scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 26005030501?

Median gross rent is $1,008/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26005030501?

8.8% of residents in tract 26005030501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,229.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26005030501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 82th, minority 26th, housing 19th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26005030501 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 26005030501 compare to Wayland overall?

Tract 26005030501 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Wayland at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wayland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wayland

Top eight tracts in Wayland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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