Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally
Allendale Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 26139024401 · Ottawa County, MI · pop 5,427 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Allendale
26139024401 is a census tract in Allendale, MI. It scores 6/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,427. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,863
Renter share40.3%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate27.0%
Median income$71,563
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Allendale and the region
Centroid at 42.9632, -85.9192 · click any tract to drill in
Why Allendale scores 6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
27.0% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$1,377 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 61%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.4%Food insecurity
- 14.2%SNAP enrollment
- 9.8%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 22.3%Frequent mental distress
- 29.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Allendale
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.1/10. Cost burden runs 51% here against 38.7% across Ottawa County.
Against the Ottawa County average of 3.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.2 points. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 8.9/10.
The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Average gross rent is $1,377, 24% above the Allendale average.
That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $71,563. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 26139024401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26139024401?
Census tract 26139024401 in Allendale scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 26139024401?
Median gross rent is $1,377/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26139024401?
27.0% of residents in tract 26139024401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,427.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26139024401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 2th, minority 16th, housing 61th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26139024401 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26139024401 compare to Allendale overall?
Tract 26139024401 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Allendale at 4.6/10. 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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