Census Tract · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Comstock Park Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081011101 · Kent County, MI · pop 4,453 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Comstock Park

Tract 26081011101 covers Comstock Park in Michigan. Home to 4,453 residents, it scores 6.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,171 monthly, set against $87,377 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 3% Owners 90%

Tract context

Occupied units1,794

Renter share10.4%

SVI overall0.19

Poverty rate9.4%

Median income$87,377

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Comstock Park and the region

Centroid at 43.0908, -85.6505 · click any tract to drill in

Why Comstock Park scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Comstock Park

5.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

9.4% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,171 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Comstock Park

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Comstock Park

8.9

Housing court bias

Inherited from Comstock Park

6.4

How Comstock Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

25%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
15%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

9.7%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
17.7%Frequent mental distress
28.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Comstock Park

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Comstock Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Kent 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 19th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 26081011101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011101?

Census tract 26081011101 in Comstock Park scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 26081011101?

Median gross rent is $1,171/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081011101?

9.4% of residents in tract 26081011101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,453.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 17th, minority 15th, housing 35th.

What share of households in tract 26081011101 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081011101 compare to Comstock Park overall?

Tract 26081011101 scores 3.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Comstock Park at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Comstock Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 26081011101 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Comstock Park

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