Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Forest Hills Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081012203 · Kent County, MI · pop 5,319 · 0% of tract blocks fall in Forest Hills
For landlords sizing up Forest Hills, census tract 26081012203 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #36,175 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,868 a month while the average household earns $116,424 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,125
Renter share20.2%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate6.2%
Median income$116,424
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
National
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Forest Hills and the region
Centroid at 42.8770, -85.5221 · click any tract to drill in
Why Forest Hills scores 1.7
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
6.2% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,868 rent vs county FMR
7.9
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 Forest Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 14%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 29%Racial/ethnic minority
- 26%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.
- 6.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.9%Food insecurity
- 5.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.4%Transit barriers
- 3.9%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 24.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Forest Hills
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.9/10. 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 21st 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 26081012203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081012203?
Census tract 26081012203 in Forest Hills scores 1.7/10 (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 26081012203?
Median gross rent is $1,868/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081012203?
6.2% of residents in tract 26081012203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,319.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081012203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 55th, minority 29th, housing 26th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081012203 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.1% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26081012203 compare to Forest Hills overall?
Tract 26081012203 scores 1.7/10, 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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