Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Galesburg Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26077006701 · Kalamazoo County, MI · pop 2,982 · 7% of tract blocks fall in Galesburg
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 26077006701 (Galesburg in Kalamazoo County, Michigan) comes in at 6.7/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,108 monthly, set against $68,512 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,031
Renter share11.9%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate13.7%
Median income$68,512
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Galesburg and the region
Centroid at 42.2943, -85.3467 · click any tract to drill in
Why Galesburg scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Galesburg
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
13.7% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,108 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Galesburg
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Galesburg
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Galesburg
8.3
How Galesburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 15%Racial/ethnic minority
- 55%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)
- 119Total filings over 2 yrs
- 32.69%Avg annual filing rate
- 37.9%Peak (2016)
- 50Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.7%Food insecurity
- 13.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 30.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Galesburg
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 Galesburg, 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 53rd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 119 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 32.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 37.9% of renter households in 2016.
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 26077006701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26077006701?
Census tract 26077006701 in Galesburg scores 4.1/10 (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 26077006701?
Median gross rent is $1,108/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26077006701?
13.7% of residents in tract 26077006701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,982.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26077006701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 73th, minority 15th, housing 55th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26077006701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 119 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 26077006701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 32.69% of renter households, peaking at 37.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26077006701 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26077006701 compare to Galesburg overall?
Tract 26077006701 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Galesburg at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Galesburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Galesburg
Top eight tracts in Galesburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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