Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally
Northside Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kalamazoo
Tract 26077000300 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 3,990 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the Northside neighborhood of Kalamazoo, census tract 26077000300 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.1/10. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $859 monthly, set against $38,444 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,456
Renter share63.5%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate32.0%
Median income$38,444
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
84
th percentile
High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region
Centroid at 42.3051, -85.5938 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northside scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kalamazoo
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
32.0% poverty · this tract
8.0
Supply constraint
$859 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kalamazoo
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kalamazoo
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kalamazoo
8.4
How Northside compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 84%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 44%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 367Total filings over 2 yrs
- 20.93%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.6%Peak (2018)
- 189Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Northside. 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.
- 33.5%Housing insecurity
- 27.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 45.7%Food insecurity
- 50.8%SNAP enrollment
- 22.8%Transit barriers
- 12.9%No health insurance
- 24.3%Frequent mental distress
- 43.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northside
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Kalamazoo eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kalamazoo County average of 6.2 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 88th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 367 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 20.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.6% of renter households in 2018.
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 26077000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077000300?
Census tract 26077000300 in the Northside neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 26077000300?
Median gross rent is $859/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077000300?
32.0% of residents in tract 26077000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,990.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077000300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 92th, minority 91th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 26077000300 considered part of Northside?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077000300 fall within Northside (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077000300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 367 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26077000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.93% of renter households, peaking at 21.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26077000300 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.5% 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. 27.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26077000300 compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Tract 26077000300 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Kalamazoo at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kalamazoo eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 26077000300 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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