Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kalamazoo
Tract 26077001508 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 3,720 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Westwood in Kalamazoo anchors census tract 26077001508, which lands at 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,263 a month while the average household earns $63,352 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,952
Renter share64.7%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$63,352
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
12
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region
Centroid at 42.2980, -85.6425 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood scores 4.5
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
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,263 rent vs county FMR
5.7
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 Westwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westwood. 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.
- 10.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.5%Food insecurity
- 12.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood
The heaviest input here 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26077001508
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001508?
Census tract 26077001508 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26077001508?
Median gross rent is $1,263/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077001508?
13.4% of residents in tract 26077001508 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,720.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077001508?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 27th, minority 53th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 26077001508 considered part of Westwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077001508 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26077001508 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.1% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26077001508 compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Tract 26077001508 scores 4.5/10, 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Kalamazoo
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