Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Otsego Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26005031800 · Allegan County, MI · pop 5,501 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Otsego
Census tract 26005031800 covers Otsego, home to 5,501 residents. For landlords it grades 4.6/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 26% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 13% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,075 a month while the average household earns $71,792 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,029
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$71,792
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
National
19
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Otsego and the region
Centroid at 42.4725, -85.7497 · click any tract to drill in
Why Otsego scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Otsego
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,075 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Otsego
4.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Otsego
6.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Otsego
3.5
How Otsego compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 235Total filings over 8 yrs
- 7.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.1%Peak (2011)
- 18Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 8 months.
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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 11.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Otsego
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.1/10. 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 Otsego, 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 32nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 235 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 7.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.1% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26005031800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26005031800?
Census tract 26005031800 in Otsego scores 2.4/10 (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 26005031800?
Median gross rent is $1,075/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26005031800?
4.9% of residents in tract 26005031800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,501.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26005031800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 12th, minority 20th, housing 73th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26005031800?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 235 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26005031800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.04% of renter households, peaking at 9.1% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26005031800 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26005031800 compare to Otsego overall?
Tract 26005031800 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Otsego at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Otsego; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Otsego
Top eight tracts in Otsego ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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