Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
Cascade Charter Township Eviction Risk: Lower , Forest Hills
Tract 26081012201 · Kent County, MI · pop 7,085 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
Here is how census tract 26081012201, in Cascade Charter Township in Forest Hills eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 7,085. On the national scale it ranks #45,580 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,443 a month against an average household income of $117,924 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 4%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units2,692
Renter share6.5%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$117,924
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
5
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Forest Hills and the region
Centroid at 42.9258, -85.5161 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cascade Charter Township scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Forest Hills
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,443 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Forest Hills
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Forest Hills
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Forest Hills
2.8
How Cascade Charter Township compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%Housing & transportation
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.
- 5.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.0%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 3.4%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 21.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cascade Charter Township
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Forest Hills eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Kent County average of 5.7 and below the Michigan statewide average of 5.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 26081012201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081012201?
Census tract 26081012201 in the Cascade Charter Township neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 26081012201?
Median gross rent is $1,443/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081012201?
2.4% of residents in tract 26081012201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,085.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081012201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 53th, minority 17th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 26081012201 considered part of Cascade Charter Township?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081012201 fall within Cascade Charter Township (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26081012201 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.4% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26081012201 compare to Forest Hills overall?
Tract 26081012201 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Forest Hills at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Forest Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Forest Hills
Top eight tracts in Forest Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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