Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Walker Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 26081011701 · Kent County, MI · pop 5,727
Walker is where census tract 26081011701 sits, home to 5,727 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #21,196 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,235 a month while the average household earns $67,253 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,224
Renter share17.3%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$67,253
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
33
th percentile
Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Walker and the region
Centroid at 42.9767, -85.7680 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walker scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Walker
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Michigan legislature & governorship
3.3
Economic stress
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,235 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walker
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walker
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walker
4.4
How Walker compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 15%Socioeconomic
- 11%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.4%Food insecurity
- 10.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 18.3%Frequent mental distress
- 28.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walker
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Walker 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 26081011701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 26081011701?
Census tract 26081011701 in Walker scores 2.8/10 (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 26081011701?
Median gross rent is $1,235/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 26081011701?
8.7% of residents in tract 26081011701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,727.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 26081011701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 11th, minority 20th, housing 74th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 26081011701 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 26081011701 compare to Walker overall?
Tract 26081011701 scores 2.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Walker at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walker eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Walker
Top eight tracts in Walker ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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