Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Grand Rapids Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 26081004502 · Kent County, MI · pop 4,033 · 93% of tract blocks fall in Grand Rapids

Eviction risk in Grand Rapids eviction risk in Kent County centers on tract 26081004502, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,033 residents. On the national scale it ranks #39,366 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,322 monthly, set against $60,845 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 22% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,689

Renter share35.2%

SVI overall0.67

Poverty rate8.8%

Median income$60,845

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Grand Rapids and the region

Centroid at 42.8907, -85.6155 · click any tract to drill in

Why Grand Rapids scores 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Grand Rapids

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Michigan legislature & governorship

3.3

Economic stress

8.8% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,322 rent vs county FMR

4.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Grand Rapids

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Grand Rapids

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Grand Rapids

4.5

How Grand Rapids compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 67

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

55%Socioeconomic
51%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
77%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.

15.7%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
22.6%Food insecurity
22.6%SNAP enrollment
11.9%Transit barriers
10.0%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
36.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Grand Rapids

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 4.5/10. 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 67th 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 15.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% 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 26081004502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081004502?

Census tract 26081004502 in Grand Rapids scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 26081004502?

Median gross rent is $1,322/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081004502?

8.8% of residents in tract 26081004502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,033.

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081004502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 51th, minority 72th, housing 77th.

What share of households in tract 26081004502 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.7% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 26081004502 compare to Grand Rapids overall?

Tract 26081004502 scores 4.1/10, higher than 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.