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Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally

Comstock Northwest Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26077002203 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 3,386 · 64% of tract blocks fall in Comstock Northwest

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26077002203 (Comstock Northwest, Michigan) comes in at 4.6/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 26th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 0% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $104,526 a year. Renters make up 1% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 1% Owners 99%
Tract context
Occupied units1,241
Renter share0.7%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$104,526

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Comstock Northwest
Very Low
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#59 of 68 tracts In Kalamazoo County
Very Low
Within state
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#2,624 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Very Low
National
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#75,086 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Comstock Northwest and the region

Centroid at 42.3091, -85.4844 · click any tract to drill in

Why Comstock Northwest scores 1.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
2.9

How Comstock Northwest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Comstock Northwest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.91.9This tracttract 002203Comstock Northwest: 2.82.8Comstock Northwestparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Comstock Northwest

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Comstock Northwest, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the Kalamazoo County average of 6.2 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26077002203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002203?

Census tract 26077002203 in Comstock Northwest scores 1.9/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 26077002203?

4.2% of residents in tract 26077002203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,386.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 28th, minority 27th, housing 22th.
Q4

What share of households in tract 26077002203 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5

How does tract 26077002203 compare to Comstock Northwest overall?

Tract 26077002203 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Comstock Northwest at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Comstock Northwest; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Comstock Northwest

Top eight tracts in Comstock Northwest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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