Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Jenison Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26139021603 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 4,313 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 26139021603 covers part of the Jenison area of Jenison, MI, and scores 3.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. At $1,398 a month, rents run 39% under what the rest of Jenison commands.
Risk score
3.8
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
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jenison and the region
Centroid at 42.9013, -85.8147 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jenison scores 3.8
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
The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 9.2/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 9.1/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10.
Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Court records carry 12 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Filings peaked in 2018 at 7.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 7.6% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 38th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 10% 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.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.9/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 37% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Ottawa County average of 3.8 closely.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139021603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139021603?
Census tract 26139021603 in the Jenison neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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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