Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Northwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Parchment
Tract 26077001300 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 2,041 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
The Northwood neighborhood of Parchment anchors census tract 26077001300, which lands at 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,024 a month while the average household earns $54,572 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units909
Renter share43.1%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$54,572
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Parchment and the region
Centroid at 42.3275, -85.5653 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northwood scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Parchment
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,024 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Parchment
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Parchment
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Parchment
5.4
How Northwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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)
- 113Total filings over 2 yrs
- 17.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 17.6%Peak (2016)
- 56Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Northwood. 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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 15.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 29.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northwood
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 Parchment, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 113 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 17.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 17.6% of renter households in 2016.
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 26077001300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001300?
Census tract 26077001300 in the Northwood neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 26077001300?
Median gross rent is $1,024/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077001300?
8.9% of residents in tract 26077001300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,041.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077001300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 29th, minority 43th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 26077001300 considered part of Northwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077001300 fall within Northwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077001300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 113 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26077001300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.44% of renter households, peaking at 17.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26077001300 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26077001300 compare to Parchment overall?
Tract 26077001300 scores 3.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Parchment at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Parchment; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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