Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
East Comstock Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26077002201 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 2,480 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 5.7/10, tract 26077002201 in the East Comstock area of Kalamazoo ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,480 residents. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $969 a month against an average household income of $66,303 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units884
Renter share24.4%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$66,303
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kalamazoo County and the region
Centroid at 42.2793, -85.5023 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Comstock scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$969 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How East Comstock compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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)
- 42Total filings over 2 yrs
- 10.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.0%Peak (2016)
- 17Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.
- 11.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.6%Food insecurity
- 14.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 19.5%Frequent mental distress
- 31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Comstock
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Michigan eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kalamazoo County average of 6.2 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 42 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 10.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.0% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 41st 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26077002201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002201?
Census tract 26077002201 in the East Comstock neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 26077002201?
Median gross rent is $969/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077002201?
12.6% of residents in tract 26077002201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,480.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 20th, minority 40th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 26077002201 considered part of East Comstock?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077002201 fall within East Comstock (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077002201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 42 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26077002201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.10% of renter households, peaking at 12.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26077002201 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.7% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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