Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Third Ward Eviction Risk: Lower , Grand Rapids
Tract 26081012611 · Kent County, MI · pop 2,144 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Tract 26081012611, home to 2,144 residents in the Third Ward neighborhood of Grand Rapids, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 75% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,088 a month against an average household income of $53,611 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,020
Renter share60.8%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$53,611
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
55
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Grand Rapids and the region
Centroid at 42.9070, -85.5994 · click any tract to drill in
Why Third Ward scores 3.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Grand Rapids
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,088 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Grand Rapids
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Grand Rapids
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Grand Rapids
5.0
How Third Ward compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Third Ward. 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.
- 16.2%Housing insecurity
- 11.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.6%Food insecurity
- 17.9%SNAP enrollment
- 11.0%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Third Ward
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.1/10. 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 Grand Rapids 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 45th 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 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 26081012611
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081012611?
Census tract 26081012611 in the Third Ward neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 26081012611?
Median gross rent is $1,088/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081012611?
17.6% of residents in tract 26081012611 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,144.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081012611?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 9th, minority 58th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 26081012611 considered part of Third Ward?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 26081012611 fall within Third Ward (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 26081012611 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.2% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 26081012611 compare to Grand Rapids overall?
Tract 26081012611 scores 3.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Grand Rapids at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Grand Rapids eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Grand Rapids
Top eight tracts in Grand Rapids ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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