Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally
Muskegon Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 26121000402 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 3,653 · 82% of tract blocks fall in Muskegon
Census tract 26121000402 covers Muskegon, home to 3,653 residents. For landlords it grades 7.3/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #2,192 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $949 a month against an average household income of $29,479 a year, roughly 39% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units311
Renter share55.6%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate57.9%
Median income$29,479
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
National
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Muskegon and the region
Centroid at 43.2113, -86.2023 · click any tract to drill in
Why Muskegon scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Muskegon
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
57.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$949 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Muskegon
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Muskegon
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Muskegon
7.5
How Muskegon compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 95%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 4%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)
- 447Total filings over 8 yrs
- 39.91%Avg annual filing rate
- 66.2%Peak (2011)
- 53Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 40% over the past 8 months.
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.
- 32.6%Housing insecurity
- 28.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 44.1%Food insecurity
- 50.9%SNAP enrollment
- 22.7%Transit barriers
- 16.6%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 44.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Muskegon
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Muskegon eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Muskegon County average of 5.9 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 447 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 39.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 66.2% of renter households in 2011.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 26121000402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121000402?
Census tract 26121000402 in Muskegon scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 26121000402?
Median gross rent is $949/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26121000402?
57.9% of residents in tract 26121000402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,653.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121000402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 56th, minority 77th, housing 95th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26121000402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 447 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26121000402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 39.91% of renter households, peaking at 66.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26121000402 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.6% 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. 28.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26121000402 compare to Muskegon overall?
Tract 26121000402 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Muskegon at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Muskegon eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26121000402 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 4% 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.
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