Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Eastwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Comstock Northwest
Tract 26077002204 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 4,237 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
The Eastwood neighborhood of Comstock Northwest anchors census tract 26077002204, which lands at 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 49% of US census tracts.
30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,024 a month while the average household earns $72,819 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 51%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units2,220
Renter share72.4%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate4.5%
Median income$72,819
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Comstock Northwest and the region
Centroid at 42.3079, -85.5219 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eastwood scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
4.5% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,024 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Eastwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Eastwood. 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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.9%Food insecurity
- 16.6%SNAP enrollment
- 9.2%Transit barriers
- 7.0%No health insurance
- 19.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eastwood
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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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 26077002204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077002204?
Census tract 26077002204 in the Eastwood neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 26077002204?
Median gross rent is $1,024/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077002204?
4.5% of residents in tract 26077002204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,237.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077002204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 37th, minority 42th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 26077002204 considered part of Eastwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077002204 fall within Eastwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26077002204 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26077002204 compare to Comstock Northwest overall?
Tract 26077002204 scores 2.4/10, 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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