Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kalamazoo
Tract 26077001508 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 3,720 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
26077001508 is a census tract in the Westwood area of Kalamazoo, MI. It scores 6.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,720. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
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
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region
Centroid at 42.2980, -85.6425 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood scores 6.3
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
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9.3/10. Against Kalamazoo County at 45.3%, 58% of renters here are cost-burdened. 26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Running hot, housing-court posture reads 8.4/10. Against the Kalamazoo County average of 4.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points.
At $1,263 a month, rents run 17% over what the rest of Kalamazoo commands. On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $63,352. 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26077001508
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001508?
Census tract 26077001508 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 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 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Kalamazoo at 5.9/10. 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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7.3
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/ 10 · Elevated
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