Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally
Jenison Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26139021606 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 5,482 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Eviction risk in the Jenison neighborhood of Jenison centers on tract 26139021606, which scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,482 residents. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,265 monthly, set against $81,607 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,372
Renter share41.6%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$81,607
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
20
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Jenison and the region
Centroid at 42.9119, -85.8121 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jenison scores 2.3
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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,265 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 50%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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)
- 17Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.75%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2018)
- 17Filings 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.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.4%Food insecurity
- 10.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 35.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jenison
The heaviest input here 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 above the Ottawa County average of 5.4 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2018.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139021606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139021606?
Census tract 26139021606 in the Jenison neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 26139021606?
Median gross rent is $1,265/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139021606?
5.9% of residents in tract 26139021606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,482.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139021606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 50th, minority 13th, housing 69th.
Q5
Is tract 26139021606 considered part of Jenison?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26139021606 fall within Jenison (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26139021606?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26139021606 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.75% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 26139021606 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 26139021606 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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