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Census Tract · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Tract 26081010803 Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 26081010803 · Kent County, MI · pop 6,490

26081010803 is a census tract in Kent County, MI. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,490. Cost burden runs 20% here against 43.7% across Kent County.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units2,425
Renter share3.4%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$126,424

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#130 of 145 tracts In Kent County
Very Low
Within state
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#2,190 of 2,972 tracts In Michigan
Low
National
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Kent County and the region

Centroid at 43.1534, -85.5158 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tract 26081010803 scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,295 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0

How Tract 26081010803 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tract 26081010803 risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0108034.2Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Tract 26081010803

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.2/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10.

It sits 1.2 points below the Kent County average of 4.2. Food insecurity runs 7.5% against 17.8% nationally.

Housing insecurity runs 6.7% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 3% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 1.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Rent consumes only 12% of average household income of $126,424, an unusually wide affordability cushion.

Statewide the MI average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 26081010803

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081010803?

Census tract 26081010803 in Kent County scores 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 26081010803?

Median gross rent is $1,295/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 26081010803?

2.9% of residents in tract 26081010803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,490.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 26081010803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 29th, minority 12th, housing 37th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 26081010803 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.7% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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