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Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Allendale Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26139024300 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 5,582 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.9/10 for census tract 26139024300 reflects conditions in the Allendale area of Allendale, Michigan. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,282 a month while the average household earns $95,931 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 9% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,983
Renter share14.2%
SVI overall0.13
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$95,931

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Allendale
Moderate
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In Allendale
Moderate
Within county
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 64 tracts In Ottawa County
Elevated
Within state
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#2,001 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Allendale and the region

Centroid at 42.9904, -85.9623 · click any tract to drill in

Why Allendale scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Allendale
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.9
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,282 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Allendale
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Allendale
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Allendale
8.9

How Allendale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Allendale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.82.8This tracttract 024300Allendale: 3.33.3Allendaleparent cityCounty: 2.72.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 11Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 3.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.5%Peak (2018)
  • 11Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Allendale

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Allendale eviction risk, 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 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 11 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2018.

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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 26139024300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139024300?

Census tract 26139024300 in the Allendale neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 26139024300?

Median gross rent is $1,282/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26139024300?

4.1% of residents in tract 26139024300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,582.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26139024300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 41th, minority 13th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 26139024300 considered part of Allendale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26139024300 fall within Allendale (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 26139024300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 26139024300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.53% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 26139024300 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 26139024300 compare to Allendale overall?

Tract 26139024300 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Allendale at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Allendale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Allendale

Top eight tracts in Allendale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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