Census Tract · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally

Comstock Park Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081011403 · Kent County, MI · pop 3,312 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Comstock Park

Here is how census tract 26081011403, in Comstock Park, looks to a landlord: a 5.5/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,312. That is riskier than about 57% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 22% of renter households, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,165 monthly, set against $77,917 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 21% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,399

Renter share26.9%

SVI overall0.49

Poverty rate8.6%

Median income$77,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Comstock Park and the region

Centroid at 43.0433, -85.7356 · click any tract to drill in

Why Comstock Park scores 3.3

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

8.6% poverty · this tract

2.1

Supply constraint

$1,165 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: 49

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

39%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
50%Racial/ethnic minority
75%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.

11.4%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility-shutoff threat
14.3%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
7.7%No health insurance
18.2%Frequent mental distress
29.6%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 about the same as the Kent 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 49th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 26081011403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011403?

Census tract 26081011403 in Comstock Park scores 3.3/10 (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 26081011403?

Median gross rent is $1,165/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081011403?

8.6% of residents in tract 26081011403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,312.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 27th, minority 50th, housing 75th.

What share of households in tract 26081011403 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.4% 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. 7.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081011403 compare to Comstock Park overall?

Tract 26081011403 scores 3.3/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Comstock Park

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