Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
Paw Paw Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 26159011802 · Van Buren County, MI · pop 4,543 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Paw Paw
Tract 26159011802 covers Paw Paw in Michigan. Home to 4,543 residents, it scores 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #33,031 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $799 a month against an average household income of $49,444 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,860
Renter share39.2%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate16.7%
Median income$49,444
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Paw Paw and the region
Centroid at 42.2265, -85.9106 · click any tract to drill in
Why Paw Paw scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Paw Paw
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
16.7% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$799 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Paw Paw
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Paw Paw
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Paw Paw
6.6
How Paw Paw compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 69%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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.6%Food insecurity
- 16.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.9%Transit barriers
- 8.2%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Paw Paw
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Paw Paw, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Van Buren County average of 5.7 and in line with the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26159011802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26159011802?
Census tract 26159011802 in Paw Paw scores 5.4/10 (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 26159011802?
Median gross rent is $799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26159011802?
16.7% of residents in tract 26159011802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,543.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26159011802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 66th, minority 30th, housing 69th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26159011802 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26159011802 compare to Paw Paw overall?
Tract 26159011802 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Paw Paw at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Paw Paw; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Paw Paw
Top eight tracts in Paw Paw ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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