Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Edison Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kalamazoo

Tract 26077001001 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 2,146 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 6.9/10, tract 26077001001 in the Edison neighborhood of Kalamazoo ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,146 residents. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

75% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,349 a month while the average household earns $56,420 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 6% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units719

Renter share24.9%

SVI overall0.66

Poverty rate12.7%

Median income$56,420

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region

Centroid at 42.2704, -85.5639 · click any tract to drill in

Why Edison scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

12.7% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,349 rent vs county FMR

6.4

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 Edison compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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

85%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
19%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
55%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Edison. 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.

27.7%Housing insecurity
22.2%Utility-shutoff threat
40.2%Food insecurity
44.1%SNAP enrollment
20.2%Transit barriers
17.0%No health insurance
24.9%Frequent mental distress
43.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Edison

What moves this score most is 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 26077001001

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001001?

Census tract 26077001001 in the Edison neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26077001001?

Median gross rent is $1,349/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26077001001?

12.7% of residents in tract 26077001001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,146.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26077001001?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 71th, minority 67th, housing 19th.

Is tract 26077001001 considered part of Edison?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077001001 fall within Edison (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 26077001001 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.7% 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. 22.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26077001001 compare to Kalamazoo overall?

Tract 26077001001 scores 4.6/10, 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.

Was tract 26077001001 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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