Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
South Westnedge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Kalamazoo
Tract 26077001702 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 3,960 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
The South Westnedge area of Kalamazoo anchors census tract 26077001702, which lands at 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,068 monthly, set against $57,578 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,620
Renter share48.3%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate20.4%
Median income$57,578
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
36
th percentile
Low
Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo and the region
Centroid at 42.2557, -85.5825 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Westnedge scores 5.2
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
20.4% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,068 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 South Westnedge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 47%Socioeconomic
- 58%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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
- 8%Grade B
- 34%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)
- 180Total filings over 2 yrs
- 9.04%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.9%Peak (2016)
- 81Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Westnedge. 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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.8%Food insecurity
- 18.5%SNAP enrollment
- 10.1%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 20.5%Frequent mental distress
- 30.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Westnedge
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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 180 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 9.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.9% of renter households in 2016.
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 26077001702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077001702?
Census tract 26077001702 in the South Westnedge neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 26077001702?
Median gross rent is $1,068/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077001702?
20.4% of residents in tract 26077001702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,960.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077001702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 58th, minority 44th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 26077001702 considered part of South Westnedge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077001702 fall within South Westnedge (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077001702?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 180 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26077001702 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.04% of renter households, peaking at 9.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26077001702 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26077001702 compare to Kalamazoo overall?
Tract 26077001702 scores 5.2/10, 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 26077001702 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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