Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
North Muskegon Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26121001500 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 4,076
With a score of 5.5/10, tract 26121001500 in North Muskegon ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,076 residents. It lands near the 57th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,335 a month while the average household earns $101,087 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units1,578
Renter share19.7%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$101,087
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Muskegon and the region
Centroid at 43.2522, -86.2708 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Muskegon scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Muskegon
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,335 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Muskegon
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Muskegon
4.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Muskegon
3.8
How North Muskegon compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 74%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 8%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 6%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)
- 226Total filings over 8 yrs
- 9.59%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.8%Peak (2012)
- 31Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 24% 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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.3%Food insecurity
- 7.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 27.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Muskegon
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.6/10. 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 North Muskegon eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Muskegon County average of 5.9 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 226 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 9.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.8% of renter households in 2012.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26121001500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121001500?
Census tract 26121001500 in North Muskegon scores 2.1/10 (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 26121001500?
Median gross rent is $1,335/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26121001500?
6.6% of residents in tract 26121001500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,076.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121001500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 74th, minority 27th, housing 78th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26121001500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 226 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26121001500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.59% of renter households, peaking at 11.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26121001500 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26121001500 compare to North Muskegon overall?
Tract 26121001500 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of North Muskegon at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Muskegon eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 26121001500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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.
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