Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Jenison Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26139021603 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 4,313 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
For landlords sizing up Jenison in Jenison, census tract 26139021603 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 37% of renter households, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,398 monthly, set against $80,021 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,593
Renter share10.2%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$80,021
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jenison and the region
Centroid at 42.9013, -85.8147 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jenison scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Jenison
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,398 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jenison
9.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jenison
3.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jenison
6.1
How Jenison compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 10
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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)
- 12Total filings over 1 yrs
- 7.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2018)
- 12Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Jenison. 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.
- 9.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.9%Food insecurity
- 9.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jenison
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Jenison, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Ottawa County average of 5.4 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 7.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.6% of renter households in 2018.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139021603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139021603?
Census tract 26139021603 in the Jenison neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 26139021603?
Median gross rent is $1,398/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139021603?
4.0% of residents in tract 26139021603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,313.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139021603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 23th, minority 10th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 26139021603 considered part of Jenison?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26139021603 fall within Jenison (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26139021603?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26139021603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.55% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26139021603 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.0% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26139021603 compare to Jenison overall?
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Jenison
Top eight tracts in Jenison ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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