Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Tract 26121001700 Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26121001700 · Muskegon County, MI · pop 4,563
Census tract 26121001700 covers Muskegon, home to 4,563 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #45,604 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,204 monthly, set against $82,138 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,792
Renter share10.2%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate5.2%
Median income$82,138
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Muskegon County and the region
Centroid at 43.2712, -86.2930 · click any tract to drill in
Why Tract 26121001700 scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
5.2% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,204 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Tract 26121001700 compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 22%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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)
- 257Total filings over 8 yrs
- 19.94%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.7%Peak (2018)
- 42Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 10.9%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 5.5%No health insurance
- 16.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tract 26121001700
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 set by Michigan eviction laws law, 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 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 9.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26121001700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26121001700?
Census tract 26121001700 in Muskegon County scores 2.7/10 (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 26121001700?
Median gross rent is $1,204/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26121001700?
5.2% of residents in tract 26121001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,563.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26121001700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 22th, minority 24th, housing 5th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26121001700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 257 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 26121001700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.94% of renter households, peaking at 23.7% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26121001700 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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