Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #48,956 of 84,120 nationally
Grand Haven Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26139021000 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 5,587 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Grand Haven
Tract 26139021000 sits in Grand Haven, MI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4/10. It is home to 5,587 residents. Against Ottawa County at 38.7%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,551
Renter share22.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$76,181
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grand Haven and the region
Centroid at 43.0488, -86.2396 · click any tract to drill in
Why Grand Haven scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Grand Haven
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,100 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grand Haven
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grand Haven
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grand Haven
6.2
How Grand Haven compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%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)
- 9Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.71%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.7%Peak (2018)
- 9Filings 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.
- 6.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 7.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 4.8%No health insurance
- 14.3%Frequent mental distress
- 31.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Grand Haven
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.1/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. At $1,100 a month, rents run 17% over what the rest of Grand Haven commands.
Food insecurity runs 8.8% against 17.8% nationally. Court records carry 9 eviction filings across 1 observed years.
Housing insecurity runs 6.8% against 14.2% nationally. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 6.9/10. Filings peaked in 2018 at 1.7% of renter households.
In a typical year about 1.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #48,956 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 22% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Social vulnerability reads 4.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $76,181, annual rent is just 17%.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139021000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139021000?
Census tract 26139021000 in Grand Haven scores 4/10 (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 26139021000?
Median gross rent is $1,100/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139021000?
4.9% of residents in tract 26139021000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,587.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139021000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 52th, minority 17th, housing 66th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26139021000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26139021000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.71% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 26139021000 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.8% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26139021000 compare to Grand Haven overall?
Tract 26139021000 scores 4/10, right in line with the parent city of Grand Haven at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Haven; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Grand Haven
Top eight tracts in Grand Haven ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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