Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Breedsville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159010202 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 2,561 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Breedsville
Census tract 26159010202 sits in Breedsville, Michigan eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #11,020 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $830 a month while the average household earns $55,987 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units845
Renter share9.7%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate22.2%
Median income$55,987
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Breedsville and the region
Centroid at 42.3705, -86.0419 · click any tract to drill in
Why Breedsville scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Breedsville
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
22.2% poverty · this tract
5.5
Supply constraint
$830 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Breedsville
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Breedsville
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Breedsville
7.1
How Breedsville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 46%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%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.
- 15.1%Housing insecurity
- 11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.6%Food insecurity
- 21.7%SNAP enrollment
- 10.7%Transit barriers
- 10.9%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 38.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Breedsville
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk 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 Breedsville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Van Buren County average of 5.7 and above the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 26159010202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159010202?
Census tract 26159010202 in Breedsville scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 26159010202?
Median gross rent is $830/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159010202?
22.2% of residents in tract 26159010202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,561.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159010202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 66th, minority 46th, housing 85th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26159010202 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.1% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26159010202 compare to Breedsville overall?
Tract 26159010202 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Breedsville at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Breedsville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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