Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Eastwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Comstock Northwest
Tract 26077005502 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 5,897 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Here is how census tract 26077005502, in the Eastwood neighborhood of Comstock Northwest, looks to a landlord: a 6.6/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,897. On the national scale it ranks #9,523 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,025 a month against an average household income of $44,226 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units2,576
Renter share42.9%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$44,226
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
57
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Comstock Northwest and the region
Centroid at 42.3115, -85.5406 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eastwood scores 3.8
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
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,025 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Comstock Northwest
6.8
How Eastwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 65%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%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
- 10%Grade B
- 14%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)
- 429Total filings over 2 yrs
- 27.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 34.8%Peak (2016)
- 160Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.
- 18.1%Housing insecurity
- 13.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.7%Food insecurity
- 24.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 21.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Eastwood
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 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 429 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 27.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 34.8% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 65th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26077005502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077005502?
Census tract 26077005502 in the Eastwood neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 26077005502?
Median gross rent is $1,025/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077005502?
9.5% of residents in tract 26077005502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,897.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077005502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 41th, minority 65th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 26077005502 considered part of Eastwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26077005502 fall within Eastwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077005502?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 429 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26077005502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 27.75% of renter households, peaking at 34.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26077005502 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.1% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26077005502 compare to Comstock Northwest overall?
Tract 26077005502 scores 3.8/10, higher 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.
Q9
Was tract 26077005502 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Comstock Northwest
Top eight tracts in Comstock Northwest ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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