Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Ferrysburg Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26139020600 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 3,392 · 84% of tract blocks fall in Ferrysburg
Eviction risk in Ferrysburg in Ottawa County centers on tract 26139020600, which scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,392 residents. That is riskier than about 23% of US census tracts.
About 17% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,482 a month while the average household earns $69,034 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,739
Renter share11.0%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$69,034
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ferrysburg and the region
Centroid at 43.0875, -86.2270 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ferrysburg scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ferrysburg
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,482 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ferrysburg
3.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ferrysburg
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ferrysburg
3.6
How Ferrysburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 13
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 17%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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)
- 7Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.70%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.7%Peak (2018)
- 7Filings 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.
- 6.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.0%Food insecurity
- 7.2%SNAP enrollment
- 4.9%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 13.9%Frequent mental distress
- 28.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ferrysburg
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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 Ferrysburg, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Ottawa County average of 5.4 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 7 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.7% of renter households in 2018.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139020600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139020600?
Census tract 26139020600 in Ferrysburg scores 2.6/10 (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 26139020600?
Median gross rent is $1,482/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139020600?
6.1% of residents in tract 26139020600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,392.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139020600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 17th, minority 18th, housing 40th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26139020600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26139020600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.70% of renter households, peaking at 4.7% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26139020600 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.5% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26139020600 compare to Ferrysburg overall?
Tract 26139020600 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Ferrysburg at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ferrysburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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