Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Plainwell Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26005032100 · Allegan County, MI · pop 4,432 · 48% of tract blocks fall in Plainwell
Plainwell anchors census tract 26005032100, which lands at 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $755 a month while the average household earns $86,071 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,768
Renter share8.5%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate3.7%
Median income$86,071
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Plainwell and the region
Centroid at 42.4370, -85.6002 · click any tract to drill in
Why Plainwell scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Plainwell
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
3.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$755 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Plainwell
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Plainwell
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Plainwell
6.2
How Plainwell compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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)
- 124Total filings over 8 yrs
- 5.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.6%Peak (2011)
- 9Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 53% 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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 8.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 5.0%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Plainwell
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.8/10. 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 Plainwell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Allegan County average of 5.2 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 124 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.6% of renter households in 2011.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 26005032100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26005032100?
Census tract 26005032100 in Plainwell 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 26005032100?
Median gross rent is $755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26005032100?
3.7% of residents in tract 26005032100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,432.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26005032100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 7th, minority 20th, housing 39th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26005032100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 124 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26005032100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.43% of renter households, peaking at 6.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26005032100 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26005032100 compare to Plainwell overall?
Tract 26005032100 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Plainwell at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Plainwell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Plainwell
Top eight tracts in Plainwell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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